Saints' Vilma files defamation suit vs. GoodellAssociated Press, ESPN.com Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed kicker Connor Barth, who received the team's franchise tender earlier this offseason, to a four-year deal Thursday, the team announced. |
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NFC South still revolves around Saints3 hours ago
There’s been a lot of speculation that all the offseason turmoil is going to cause the New Orleans Saints to crumble. I’m not buying that at all. Neither are the other three NFC South teams. Just take a look at what the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panth… |
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Pressure point: Buccaneers4 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Buccaneers and why. Back in 2010, the Buccaneers decided to invest heavily in the middle of their defensive line. They used a first-round draft pick on Gerald McCoy and a second-round choice on Bri… |
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Pressure point: Saints5 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the New Orleans Saints and why. Long before the news of the bounty scandal broke, it was clear the Saints needed to do something dramatic on defense. Gregg Williams’ system worked nicely in the 2009 se… |
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Around the NFC South6 hours ago
Let's take a quick trip through some headlines from around the NFC South. Judy Battista reports that the NFL might make more evidence public after the appeals process in the Saints bounty program is completed. If that happens, the league reportedly will… |
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Pressure point: Panthers6 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Panthers and why. There probably isn’t a defensive coordinator in the league who has faced more criticism than Sean McDermott the past two seasons. He was fired by Philadelphia after the 2010 seaso… |
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Pressure point: Falcons7 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Atlanta Falcons and why. From ownership through the front office and coaching staff and into every corner of the locker room, the Falcons firmly believe Matt Ryan has everything it takes to be an e… |
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No Hard Knocks for Redskins20 hours ago
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In this craziest of NFL offseasons, only a small handful of teams make sense for the annual Hard Knocks assignment: the Jets, Saints, Broncos, Colts, and Redskins. Cross the Redskins off the list. Appearing on Wednesday’s PFT Live, coach Mike Shanahan… |
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Brees: Talks with Saints 'extremely frustrating'20 hours ago
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Drew Brees says his contract negotiations with the New Orleans Saints have become "extremely frustrating." |
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Tupac treatment for Payton may not be all that far fetchedMay 16 (yesterday)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Over the weekend, the folks at Canal Street Chronicles posted a brilliant item suggesting that the Saints would use Coachella-style Tupac technology to simulate the presence of coach Sean Payton on the sidelines during 2012 games. It was obviously a jok… |
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Dimitroff taking long route to workMay 16 (yesterday)
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Sean Payton Is The Prophet ElijahMay 16 (yesterday)
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com New Orleans is getting used to life without Sean Payton, who has begun serving a one-year suspension for his role in the bounty scandal. There was always the possibility that the Saints would handle the situation quietly and without hyperbole or fanfare… |
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Bad box-office news for Florida teamsMay 16 (yesterday)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an exciting free-agency period and added a promising draft class, but I’m not so sure that means Raymond James Stadium will be packed in the 2012 season. Most of you know the history. The Bucs have sold out only two home gam… |
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Dolphins to host Ovie Mughelli on ThursdayMay 16 (yesterday)
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that free agent fullback Ovie Mughelli will fly to Miami tonight and visit the Dolphins on Thursday. Mughelli, who turns 32 next month, was a Pro Bowl lead blocker in front of Michael Turner with the Falcons in 201… |
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Arbitrator hearing set for May 30 in Saints caseMay 16 (yesterday)
Associated Press, ESPN.com An arbitration hearing into whether NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has jurisdiction to punish Saints players for the team's bounties program has been set for May 30. |
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Saints will honor suspended Sean Payton with empty chairsMay 16 (yesterday)
Chris Chase, yahoo.com The New Orleans Saints will honor Sean Payton this season by leaving an empty seat for the suspended head coach in their locker room and on team buses and planes. Payton, who is in exile in a downtown New Orleans skyscraper after his season-long ban, wo… |
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Report: League may eventually release some bounty evidenceMay 16 (yesterday)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The NFL apparently has heard the concerns regarding the spoon-feeding of summaries, characterizations, and conclusions regarding the Saints bounty scandal to the media, in the hopes that the media will then spoon-feed without scrutiny that same informat… |
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Saints have NFL's smallest rookie poolMay 16 (yesterday)
In financial terms, two NFC South teams are swimming in very shallow rookie pools. I got a look at the league-wide numbers for rookie pools (the amount of salary-cap space that can be used on 2012 draft picks this season. The New Orleans Saints have the… |
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Bucs holding out hope Da’Quan Bowers can play this yearMay 16 (yesterday)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When defensive end Da’Quan Bowers joined the parade of offseason Achilles injury sufferers this offseason, the immediate speculation was that the Buccaneers would lose Bowers for the entire season. A few days have passed, Bowers has had surgery and the … |
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Around the NFC SouthMay 16 (yesterday)
Time for a look at the top Wednesday morning headlines from around the NFC South. I don’t know if it will change anything, but New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith and former Saints Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove will ha… |
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Blogger Blitz: Atlanta's O-line shuffleMay 16 (yesterday)
NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas talks about the plans for Falcons rookie lineman Peter Konz. |
