NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[AsylumGuido]

(09-02-2012 02:27 AM)hitwriter Wrote:  If there was any news the troll would be dancing a jig on here... He's toast the same as his team!! Why is anyone still arguing with this Goofduio?

If I were an admin his ass would have been kicked from here a long time ago!

Here anyway...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000...to-dismiss

I think papachaz was talking about the appeal hearing on this past Friday, August 30th, that was appealing the arbitrator's ruling that Goodell had the rights under the CBA to rule on the players and/or their appeal.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A three-member panel has finished hearing an NFL Players Association appeal challenging Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority over four players punished in the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints.

The panel consists of retired federal Judge Fern Smith of San Francisco, retired federal Judge Richard Howell of New York, and Georgetown professor James Oldham. The players union wants the panel to overturn a ruling by NFL system arbitrator Stephen Burbank, who concluded that Goodell had the authority to hear and rule on the players' appeals of their suspensions.

NFLPA attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who argued before the panel Thursday, says Burbank's ruling was flawed and that Goodell overstepped his authority. Attorney Gregg Levy offered counter arguments for the NFL.

Panel members say they'll try to issue an opinion next week.

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I have heard they may rule by Tuesday. However they rule, Judge Berrigan could then rule on Vilma and the others restraining order on the suspensions. She wanted to wait upon that appeal before she ruled, although she has indicated the direction she was clearly leaning after hearing all of the testimony from the players, coaches and league attorneys.