Gregg Williams

Team missing Payton Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune No team is done for the season after two games, but the Saints are moving in that direction. The good news is there are 14 remaining games to make them forget about Games 1 and 2. The better news is the...

The NFL gave Jonathan Vilma and his attorney a sworn statement from former Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams Monday. It says Vilma put a $10,000 bounty on Brett Favre. Monday Vilma met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about his suspension...

All four players associated with the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal have had their suspensions overturned by a three-man arbitration panel, NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah said. Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony...

NFL statement in response to the decision: "Consistent with the panel’s decision, Commissioner Goodell will, as directed, make an expedited determination of the discipline imposed for violating the NFL’s pay-for-performance/bounty rule....

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers' Kyle Williams lost the football. But as painful as that memory is, he doesn't want to lose the feeling. Williams' fumble in overtime of the NFC championship game — his second such turnover of the game —...

Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis is one of those thrilled with the change from Gregg Williams to the zone blitz scheme of Steve Spagnuolo. Ellis said last year - his worst as a pro - he just kept his mouth shut and played. In 2011, Sedrick Ellis had...

NFL must prove guilt Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times The suspension of Jonathan Vilma was not too severe if in fact he offered $10,000 bounties to any teammate who took out Kurt Warner or Brett Favre. That's clearly crossing the line. But the thing is,...

What are your early impressions of Coach Spagnuolo and the new defense? “I think there’s a big difference.  There’s a lot more zone.  It’s a lot different than what we’re used to with Gregg Williams’ defense.  I don&...

Even as they decried the NFL's process as unfair and "a sham," the four players suspended for their role in the New Orleans Saints' alleged bounty scandal appealed their punishments Monday to Commissioner Roger Goodell at league headquarters in New York....

NEW YORK -- After meeting with a top Democratic senator, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday steps the league is taking to prevent the paying of bounties to players to intentionally injure their opponents, including the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Colts deny Luck holdup, Forte may hold out Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay claimed Saturday that a contract with rookie quarterback Andrew Luck is not being held up by marketing language. Irsay, using Twitter,...

UPDATE: NFL Players' Association releases statement on bounty punishments: "After seeing the NFL's decision letters, the NFLPA has still not received any detailed or specific evidence from the league of these specific players' involvement in an alleged...