Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return

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From ESPN (so take it like that) - "If Tagliabue delivers a ruling significantly different from Goodell's when he hears the appeals, many league sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that they believe Saints owner Tom Benson will petition Goodell to reconsider Saints coach Sean Payton's one-year suspension."

The NFL players' union might challenge former commissioner Paul Tagliabue replacing Roger Goodell as the appeals officer in the Saints' bounties case.

The players association has concerns about "ethical and legal issues"...

The NFL had no comment.

Tagliabue is scheduled to hear the appeals of Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove on Oct. 30. He was appointed Friday by Goodell, his successor as commissioner.

Tagliabue works for the law firm that is defending the league in U.S. District Court in Louisiana in the bounties case. The NFLPA believes that's a conflict of interest. The union also might contend that such "pay-for programs" existed when Tagliabue was commissioner, with his knowledge.

The NFL and the union discussed the possibility that Tagliabue would step in if Goodell recused himself from hearing the appeals, and the union also suggested "several outsiders" who could be used in place of Goodell, the person said.

From ESPN

alleycat_126 · 10-22-2012, 12:39 AM

This might be interesting!!!!

Halo · 10-22-2012, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by alleycat_126

This might be interesting!!!!

You can say that again....

AlaskaSaints · 10-22-2012, 02:57 AM

If we got Payton back before Philly...

WE WIN IT ALL this year.

At HOME.

Alaska

saintfan · 10-22-2012, 03:31 AM

The Dude · 10-22-2012, 04:15 AM

This is going to be great. Could this be the beginning of the end of Goodell?

burningmetal · 10-22-2012, 05:13 AM

I smell more of the same coming. If Tagliabue is on the same law firm that's defending the league, then I don't know how this ends any differently. At first I thought this was good, because it was someone other than Roger, but now that I know this I don't feel any better.

Srgt. Hulka · 10-22-2012, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

I smell more of the same coming. If Tagliabue is on the same law firm that's defending the league, then I don't know how this ends any differently. At first I thought this was good, because it was someone other than Roger, but now that I know this I don't feel any better.

This is exactly what I thought.

saintsfan1976 · 10-22-2012, 07:28 AM

We want our players
We want our coach
We want our draft picks
We want our name cleared

And nothing short of any.

We'll deal with Goodell after Superbowl run.

Budsdrinker · 10-22-2012, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

I smell more of the same coming. If Tagliabue is on the same law firm that's defending the league, then I don't know how this ends any differently. At first I thought this was good, because it was someone other than Roger, but now that I know this I don't feel any better.

The difference is now with the lack of credible evidence and the court of public opinion swinging towards the Saints now, this allows Tagliabue to vacate the suspensions without making Goodell look soft and weak. He can still claim he was tough because he wasn't the one to back down on the suspensions.

10-22-2012, 12:01 AM	#1
Threaded by Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,717 Blog Entries: 45 Rating: (0 votes - average) From ESPN (so take it like that) - "If Tagliabue delivers a ruling significantly different from Goodell's when he hears the appeals, many league sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that they believe Saints owner Tom Benson will petition Goodell to reconsider Saints coach Sean Payton's one-year suspension." The NFL players' union might challenge former commissioner Paul Tagliabue replacing Roger Goodell as the appeals officer in the Saints' bounties case. The players association has concerns about "ethical and legal issues"... The NFL had no comment. Tagliabue is scheduled to hear the appeals of Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove on Oct. 30. He was appointed Friday by Goodell, his successor as commissioner. Tagliabue works for the law firm that is defending the league in U.S. District Court in Louisiana in the bounties case. The NFLPA believes that's a conflict of interest. The union also might contend that such "pay-for programs" existed when Tagliabue was commissioner, with his knowledge. The NFL and the union discussed the possibility that Tagliabue would step in if Goodell recused himself from hearing the appeals, and the union also suggested "several outsiders" who could be used in place of Goodell, the person said. From ESPN Attached Thumbnails
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10-22-2012, 12:39 AM	#2
alleycat_126 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Katy, Tx a suburb of Houston Posts: 2,089	Re: Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return This might be interesting!!!! Halo, pumpkindriver and QBREES9 like this.

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Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,717 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return Originally Posted by alleycat_126 This might be interesting!!!! You can say that again....

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Srgt. Hulka 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 4,417	Re: Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return Originally Posted by burningmetal I smell more of the same coming. If Tagliabue is on the same law firm that's defending the league, then I don't know how this ends any differently. At first I thought this was good, because it was someone other than Roger, but now that I know this I don't feel any better. This is exactly what I thought.

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saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,846 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return We want our players We want our coach We want our draft picks We want our name cleared And nothing short of any. We'll deal with Goodell after Superbowl run. Halo and jkherron like this.

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Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Re: Players Union May challenge Tagliabue; Benson May Petition for Sean Payton's Return Originally Posted by burningmetal I smell more of the same coming. If Tagliabue is on the same law firm that's defending the league, then I don't know how this ends any differently. At first I thought this was good, because it was someone other than Roger, but now that I know this I don't feel any better. The difference is now with the lack of credible evidence and the court of public opinion swinging towards the Saints now, this allows Tagliabue to vacate the suspensions without making Goodell look soft and weak. He can still claim he was tough because he wasn't the one to back down on the suspensions. Halo likes this.

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