The Saints Bountygate appeals to be heard today
Apr 5th, 2012 by dmack
Goodell hears appeals today, final decision expected early next week.
The New Orleans Saints staff will have their Bountygate appeals heard today in New York by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Saints head coach Sean Payton, Saints linebackers coach Joe Vitt, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and the Saints as an organization will all have their appeals heard individually with Goodell making a final expedited ruling the first part of next week. Reductions to the penalties are not expected but rather this seems to be a ploy to buy the Saints more time to get their ducks in order prior to the suspensions taking effect.
Late breaking news: Greg Williams pregame audio could doom Saints appeal
This audio has been blowing up on Twitter, just in the last half hour. It’s audio of Saints DC Gregg Williams addressing his defense the night before the 49er playoff game. Listen and make your own conclusions. Please not that this audio has extremely strong language.
Is the Big Tuna headed for Minnesota ???
If Bill Parcells does not wind up in New Orleans, he may want to take a look at the Minnesota Vikings where owner Ziggy Wilf has reportedly offered the Tuna a blank check to take over the organization. The whole scenario seems unlikely even if Parcells decides not hold the fort down in New Orleans. Parcells is 70-years-old and with no real ties to the Viking organization and he’d go back on the clock for five years before he’d be eligible for any kind of HOF consideration.
Ryan Leaf arrested for second time in three days
Former No.2 overall draft pick Ryan Leaf is sitting in a Montana jail after getting arrested on drug and burglary charges for the second time in three days. Leaf could remain in jail for up to 30 days while Montana and Texas figure out what to do with him. Leaf was on probation in Randall County, Tx., and the two states are trying to work through the Randall County prosecutor’s desire to revoke a 10-year suspended sentence he received in 2010 after Leaf pleaded guilty to drug charges while he coached at West Texas A&M. Very sad.
The NFL announces it’s 2012 Preseason schedule
The NFL Preseason schedule has been announced and features a potential matchup between Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in Week III when Indianapolis travels to Washington. Arizona and New Orleans get things going on August 5th at the Hall of Fame in Canton. Below is the complete schedule as issued by the NFL including all the nationally televised games.
2012 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 5
Arizona vs. New Orleans (NFLN)
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WEEK 1 – AUGUST 9-13
Green Bay at San Diego (ESPN, 8/9)
Dallas at Oakland (ESPN, 8/13)
Arizona at Kansas City
Baltimore at Atlanta
Cleveland at Detroit
Denver at Chicago
Houston at Carolina
Minnesota at San Francisco
New Orleans at New England
NY Giants at Jacksonville
NY Jets at Cincinnati
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Indianapolis
Tampa Bay at Miami
Tennessee at Seattle
Washington at Buffalo
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WEEK 2 – AUGUST 16-20
Cincinnati at Atlanta (FOX, 8/16)
Detroit at Baltimore (FOX, 8/17)
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh (NBC, 8/19)
Philadelphia at New England (ESPN, 8/20)
Buffalo at Minnesota
Cleveland at Green Bay
Dallas at San Diego
Jacksonville at New Orleans
Kansas City at St. Louis
Miami at Carolina
NY Giants at NY Jets
Oakland at Arizona
San Francisco at Houston
Seattle at Denver
Tennessee at Tampa Bay
Washington at Chicago
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WEEK 3 – AUGUST 23-26
Arizona at Tennessee (ESPN, 8/23)
Chicago at NY Giants (CBS, 8/24)
Houston at New Orleans (CBS, 8/25)
San Francisco at Denver (FOX, 8/26)
Carolina at NY Jets (NBC, 8/26)
Atlanta at Miami
Detroit at Oakland
Green Bay at Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Washington
Jacksonville at Baltimore
New England at Tampa Bay
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
San Diego at Minnesota
Seattle at Kansas City
St. Louis at Dallas
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WEEK 4 – AUGUST 29-30
Atlanta at Jacksonville
Baltimore at St. Louis
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Chicago at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Denver at Arizona
Kansas City at Green Bay
Miami at Dallas
Minnesota at Houston
New England at NY Giants
New Orleans at Tennessee
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Oakland at Seattle
San Diego at San Francisco
Tampa Bay at Washington
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