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Sources: Vilma suspended for the year

Discussion in 'New Orleans Saints Forum' started by Cajun Sensation, May 2, 2012.

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stevescookin Certified Who Dat

It's needed !!

stevescookin, May 3, 2012

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Herb Founding Member

RHans405 said: ↑

For a piece of Vilma's one year salary, I'm sure there is a good hungry lawyer out there somewhere that would take Goodell to court. If other's follow suit, Goodell will be broke quite soon having to ante up legal fees.
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Vilma also re-structured his contract which rolled much of his salary into a prorated signi9ng bonus spread over several years. The signing bonuses are not susceptible to penalties, so that makes the amount of his salary that is exposed to suspensions much lower than it was before he restructured. His exposed salary went from over 2 million to under 1 million.

Herb, May 4, 2012

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stevescookin Certified Who Dat

His accountant should get the MVP award.

stevescookin, May 4, 2012

#23
watson1880 Founding Member

Very interesting take on the nflpa'sfiled grievance- its a cap issue and on flies violation so Goodell has not authority on punishment. Also, the agreement, between Nfl and players, states no punishment before agreement.

I'll look for a link since I heard this second hand.

watson1880, May 4, 2012

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Herb Founding Member

The NFL Players Association has filed a pair of grievances challenging the authority of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend four players for their involvement in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program.

In the first, filed with arbitrator Shyam Das, the NFLPA argues that Goodell is prohibited from punishing players for any conduct prior to Aug. 4, when the current collective bargaining agreement took effect.

"In connection with entering into the 2011 CBA, the NFL released all players from conduct engaged in prior to the execution of the CBA, on August 4, 2011," the grievance says.

The NFLPA further argues that even if that argument fails, the appeal of the player suspensions should be heard by Ted Cottrell and Art Shell, the hearing officers for on-field conduct violations, rather than by Goodell as an off-field conduct issue.

In the second grievance, the NFLPA argues that arbitrator Stephen Burbank, who serves as the "system arbitrator" for the league and its players' union, has the authority to rule on the players' conduct, rather than Goodell.

Burbank, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is the same person hearing a grievance brought by the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys over penalties assessed by the NFL for alleged violations of the league's salary cap.

According to the NFLPA grievance, the bounties, as non-disclosed payments to players, are a collective bargaining issue under the jurisdiction of the arbitrator and not Goodell...
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http://espn.go.com/espn/print?id=7889554&type=story

Herb, May 4, 2012

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Herb Founding Member

I'm just glad all of this was isolated to the saints:

http://www.giants101.com/2012/04/05...-giants-eli-manning-in-nfc-championship-game/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/sports/football/for-49ers-defense-its-hit-hit-hit.html

Herb, May 5, 2012

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stevescookin Certified Who Dat

stevescookin, May 5, 2012

#27
LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

Roger Goodell needs to go.

LaSalleAve, May 7, 2012

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mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

Vilma has filed his appeal. No word on Smith; today is the deadline for filing.

mctiger, May 7, 2012

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LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

Man I hope they take every legal step they can to make Goodell look like a complete fool. This dude is a nazi.

LaSalleAve, May 7, 2012

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