Jonathan Vilma News

Wednesday night saw another installment of the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2012 air on NFL Network, and in this week's edition , and the Saints , while not placing any players directly on the list, played a rather large supporting role nonetheless.

24, 2010 against the Minnesota Vikings, in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS -- Documents gathered in the NFL's bounty investigation of the Saints include a ledger detailing payments for plays such as "cart-offs" and "whacks," a person familiar with the probe said.

The intrigue surrounding the Saints bounty scandal continues. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has punished the organization from top to bottom, suspended linebacker Jonathan Vilma has sued Goodell for defamation, and on Friday, documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon implied that New Orleans players Drew Brees and Scott Fujita said that he should to ... (more)

The battle between Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and Commissioner Roger Goodell has expanded to a new front, with the two sides sharply disagreeing as to whether the NFL has given Vilma evidence to support the accusations that he funded a bounty system in New Orleans.

Pete Prisco writes that too much is being made about the fact that Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan has failed to win a playoff game.

Spagnuolo has some new drills for his defensive backs. In one, they stand on the side of a high pole and are required to reach around it and catch balls thrown to the opposite side of where they are standing.

FORMER EAGLES safety Brian Dawkins said he wouldn't change the way he played regardless of the NFL's crackdown on big hits.

While Goodell thinks bounties are a thing of the past, Vilma has sued the commissioner for defamation.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, shares a laugh with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as they recongize Soldier Field as the only NFL stadium to become a LEED-certified green building during a news conference, Thursday, May 31 2012, in Chicago.

At about the time he hit free agency, the whispers started around the league that the Atlanta Falcons no longer thought Curtis Lofton could be an every-down linebacker.

I'm here at the Saints facility in Metaire, La., and OTAs just ended. On a fairly hot day, with lightning in the backgrounds, the Saints did their thing on the field.

I'm here at the Saints facility in Metaire, La., and OTAs just ended. On a fairly hot day, with lightning in the backgrounds, the Saints did their thing on the field.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the federal defamation action brought against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma over his one-year suspension for his alleged participation in the Saints "bounty" program.

After the loss to San Francisco in the NFC playoffs, Saints fans were anxious to see the team do well this upcoming season.

Two weeks ago, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita and Packers defensive end Anthony Hargrove personally attended the hearing on one of two grievances filed in opposition to the suspensions imposed on Fujita, Hargrove, Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma , and Saints defensive end Will Smith .

An arbitrator has met with the NFL and the players' union in a dispute over Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to punish players in the New Orleans Saints bounties scandal.

Roger Goodell speaks during an press conference at the annual NFL meetings at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla.

Entering the 2012 NFL training camps, you don't have to be a genius to know which players will be the most talked about around the league.

The scenario is as automatic as summer replacing spring. NFL player commits alleged transgression, is fined and/or suspended by the NFL commissioner, NFLPA files an appeal.

The Miami Dolphins have announced that they will be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks for the 2012 season.