Saints promise to give Brees long-term deal (The SportsXchange)

The New Orleans Saints promised that a long-term contract for quarterback Drew Brees will get done.
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Laurie Fine’s Potential Lawsuit Against ESPN and Other Claims Against the Network (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Laurie Fine, the wife of former coach Bernie Fine, is planning to sue ESPN for libel. Her husband had been fired from Syracuse University after it was alleged that he had molested children. She claims that audio taken from a recorded conversation between herself and one of the alleged victims of Bernie Fine was edited [...]

Loomis: Brees deal has to be right for both sides (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn’t taking any of Drew Brees’ recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
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Thursday’s Sports in Brief (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league’s top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma’s reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.
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Saints LB Jonathan Vilma Sues Roger Goodell for Defamation of Character: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Vilma sues Goodell
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Saints’ Vilma files defamation lawsuit against Goodell (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell over statements regarding a “bounty” scheme reportedly used by the Saints.
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Suspended linebacker Jonathan Vilma praised by peers for filing lawsuit against Roger Goodell (Yahoo! Sports)

The Saints’ veteran is essentially being viewed as the brave kid standing up to the schoolyard bully.
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Nick Toon: Speed is Getting Noticed (Rotowire.com)

Update: According to interim head coach Joe Vitt, Toon displayed good hands and speed in separating himself from other players at Saints minicamp, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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Jonathan Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamatory statements made during bounty investigation (Shutdown Corner)

If you thought that New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was going to take his year-long suspension for his alleged part in the Saints’ bounty scandal lying down … well, think again. Just one day after the Saints got their day in front of an arbitrator to appeal their penalties, Vilma filed a lawsuit in [...]

Saints’ Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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