Quote of the Day
"At times when you make a wrong decision, perhaps your authority should be undermined."-- NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith, on whether Paul Tagliabue's decision on the Saints players involved in the alleged bounty program undermines NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. ("CBS This Morning," CBS, 12/12)
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Time Stand Still
Tagliabue's ruling may bolster the accused Saints players' litigation opportunities
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue made a “drastic change in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal Tuesday as the NFL announced all suspensions and penalties” for the players allegedly involved in the team’s bounty scandal -- LB Jonathan Vilma, DE Will Smith, LB Scott Fujita and DL Anthony Hargrove -- have “been vacated,” according to a front-page piece by Larry Holder of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. Tagliabue chose “not to uphold any of the punishments” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell re-issued “several months ago after the first penalties were also vacated.” Tagliabue painted the Saints' organization “as the most to blame for the bounty program rather than the players.&rdqu ...
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