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Old 09-07-2012, 02:49 PM   #21
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What about Sean Payton?
Time to sue.
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Old 09-07-2012, 02:49 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by The Dude View Post
So what does this mean? Do the suspended players get to play?
Yes. Smith is active for Sunday and Vilma is allowed to come back. Vilma of course probably is not ready to play with his knee but he is now able to come and be with the team and get his paychecks.
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Re: BREAKING- SUSPENSIONS OVERTURNED???

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If appeal decision pushes this back to Der Kommisar it could still be a mess, but first info at least looks like initial decisions by Der Kommisar were FLAWED.
Yep, it looks like they said you can still look at it again, and if you can prove intent to injure then you can re-suspend them. But for now it appears Smith and Vilma are NOT currently suspended.
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Appeals panel overturns bounty suspensions

In the end, Judge Berrigan didn’t have to issue a ruling at all.

An internal appeals panel has overturned the bounty suspensions imposed on the players, a source with knowledge of the decision tells PFT. The development was first reported by Jim Trotter of SI.com.

“Victory is mine!!!!” Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said, via Twitter.

Indeed it is, for now. Unlike any ruling that may have been issued by Judge Berrigan, the ruling from the internal appeals panel, which overturned a prior decision from arbitrator Richard Burbank, is final and binding. The league has no recourse — unless the league chooses to file a lawsuit attacking the outcome of the internal arbitration. (Which is what the players had been trying to do before Judge Berrigan.)

As to Judge Berrigan, she may still issue a ruling adopting and enforcing the outcome of the internal appeal, giving federal credibility to the decision of the panel.

We’ve just received the decision from the panel. We’ll be posting something that explains the ruling in further detail.

Appeals panel overturns bounty suspensions | ProFootballTalk
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Re: BREAKING- SUSPENSIONS OVERTURNED???

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Time to sue.
Yep, Payton Loomis and Vitt are sure to follow with some sort of appeal or legal action.
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Someone said this would happen so Goodell could save face and this would go away.

I need to find that post lol
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Will Smith for Sunday and beyond!
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I think Vilma is now eligible for the 6 week PUP and Will Smith is eligible to play Sunday.
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Old 09-07-2012, 02:53 PM   #29
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If they have nothing other than the evidence they have already released Der Kommisar may just be out-of-luck.

Coaches not included in the CBA, so on/off field may not apply.

Benson (Tom & Rita) should PUSH NOW for the coaches to fall under the Salary Cap violations of the organization... appear that would leave NO WAY TO SUSPEND coaches.
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Old 09-07-2012, 02:53 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by TheEnigma View Post
Do you guys hear that sound? I think it's Goodell's jaw hitting the floor.
I posted this before, and I am not a big conspiracy theorist, but I can't help but think that the NFL "hinted" to the panel they needed to reach this conclusion. This conclusion can help Goodell save face, saying he did what he could in the name of player safety, but he will abide by the process set forth by the CBA, all the while avoiding the NFL's "evidence" to be made public, because I firmly believe that the "evidence" either proves all teams had a money pool going, or that the "evidence" is fabricated. Either way, it would be extremely bad for the league.
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