Jonathan Vilma

Dan Pompei: 'Perfect storm' carried Bushrod to Bears

70 days ago

They turned the trick by restructuring the contracts of linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith and cutting linebacker Will Herring.

NFL notes: Super Bowl champ Ravens get raided as free agency begins

71 days ago

In four seasons with San Diego, Vasquez allowed just 11 sacks and had one penalty.· Saints: Defensive end Will Smith and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, both implicated in the Saints' bounty scandal,...

Niners WR-PR Williams questions NFL sanctions

112 days ago

"Coincidentally, Williams was injured trying to avoid Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma - one of the players initially suspended in the bounty case - in San Francisco's 31-21 win at the Superdome...

Saints' Payton talks 'closure' at Senior Bowl

119 days ago

"Payton said he sees Super Bowl week next week as a key element there, for a city that seemed just about ready to secede from the NFL when Goodell suspended Payton for a year, former defensive...

Vilma's defamation suit against Goodell dismissed

125 days ago

A federal judge has dismissed New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma's defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in connection with the bounty case.

Carolina Panthers finish late-season surge with win

143 days ago

Newton threw an interception that linebacker Jonathan Vilma returned for a touchdown, but he drew praise for returning to the game after missing part of a fourth-quarter series with an ankle injury.

Panthers rally for 44-38 win over Saints

143 days ago

Cam Newton was intercepted once by Jonathan Vilma, a central figure in the bounty scandal who was initially suspended the entire season.

NFL Game Capsules - Week 17 | NFL (AP) | Latest news and video on the Dallas...

143 days ago

Brees threw for 396 yards with four scores and one interception on Sunday, while Jonathan Vilma -- a key figure in the NFL's bounty investigation -- returned an interception for a score.

Recap: New Orleans vs. Carolina

143 days ago

Brees threw for 396 yards with four scores and one interception on Sunday, while Jonathan Vilma -- a key figure in the NFL's bounty investigation -- returned an interception for a score.

Saints visit Cowboys with quieter Payton talk

152 days ago

"The Saints (6-8) probably didn't figure to have even slight playoff hopes when an 0-4 start followed a tumultuous offseason that included a yearlong suspension for linebacker Jonathan Vilma and...

Danny O'Neil: Tagliabue sends Goodell a very public message

156 days ago

Not Jonathan Vilma for placing a five-figure reward to anyone arranging Brett Favre's early exit from the NFC Championship Game and not Will Smith or Scott Fujita, either.

NFL Preview - Tampa Bay (6-7) at New Orleans (5-8) (ET)

160 days ago

Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita were all suspended by Goodell in May for their roles in the bounty program from 2009-2011.

NFL owners discuss expanding playoff field

161 days ago

"Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma had his yearlong suspension vacated, and three other current and former Saints players were given shorter bans by Tagliabue.

Vilma advances defamation case, Brees blasts NFL

161 days ago

One day after his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe was overturned, Jonathan Vilma moved forward with his defamation claims against Commissioner Roger Goodell, while Drew Brees and other...

Goodell: Bounty players should be punished

161 days ago

But Goodell took issue with Tagliabue vacating the yearlong suspension of linebacker Jonathan Vilma and shorter bans for three other current and former Saints players.

In Saints' bounty case, Paul Tagliabue's decision is really a tie

162 days ago

On hold during the appeals process was the suspension of the players - Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove - so they were eligible to be on the field.

Browns linebacker Scott Fujita cleared in Saints' bounty case

162 days ago

Even though he overturned the suspensions, Tagliabue did not exonerate free-agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove, Saints defensive end Will Smith and Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

Saints' suspensions tossed out in bounty case

162 days ago

Tagliabue's ruling comes after a new round of hearings that for the first time allowed Vilma's attorneys and the NFLPA, which represents the other three players, to cross-examine key NFL witnesses.

Paul Tagliabue vacates player penalties in Saints bounty case

162 days ago

In the fallout of the alleged pay-to-injure scheme, the league had originally suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma for the season.

Tagliabue overturns player suspensions in bounty case

162 days ago

Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita were all suspended by Goodell in May for their roles in the bounty program from 2009-2011.

AP source: Tagliabue bounty ruling coming Tuesday

163 days ago

The NFL's decision to delay potential sanctions for four current or former Saints means linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith may play Sunday when New Orleans hosts Tampa Bay.

Wilson sparks Giants to key win over fading Saints

164 days ago

"I wouldn't say we're fragile," said linebacker Jonathan Vilma, whose fate for the balance of the season might be decided Tuesday when former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue hands down a decision on...

Tagliabue, Saints continue bounty hearings

170 days ago

Hearings in the NFL bounty probe of the Saints have resumed with witness appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker...

Saints' Vilma, Smith attend Williams hearing

173 days ago

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive lineman Will Smith are attending a hearing in their appeals of bounties suspensions.

Tagliabue holds Saints bounties hearing in DC

174 days ago

Two Saints players who were suspended, linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, had said they plan to attend when Williams is there.

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