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Jonathan Vilma Mans the Middle of FanHouse All-NFC South Defense

I watched every NFC South game. I am qualified for this. Here is the All-NFC South defense. Offense was Thursday. Defensive Line: Sedrick Ellis, Saints. You could see the improvement in the Saints' run defense early in the season. There was a big difference. Ellis finally looked the part of a first-round pick because...

Week 17 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

When the Patriots drafted Mayo tenth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, this is the Jerod Mayo they envisioned -- a defensive leader who'd provide a strong tackling presence to complement NT Vince Wilfork in the middle of the 3-4 . Typically, the biggest weakness of the 3-4 is its vulnerability to gouging runs up the middle,...

Let's Hope for Saints-Falcons Trilogy

ATLANTA -- So this is the look of friendly hatred in pro football. It often is goofy. It is a slew of New Orleans Saints players embarrassing themselves by returning to the visiting turf of the Georgia Dome on Monday night for a group picture after surviving the Atlanta Falcons down the stretch. Memo to the Saints: this...

Michael Turner Quashed in Rematch With Run-Focused Saints Defense

ATLANTA -- When the New Orleans Saints handled the Pittsburgh Steelers rock-em, sock-em run game earlier this season in the Louisiana Superdome, they showed a change of identity on defense from 2009. They were brawlers against the Pittsburgh run; they were solid and pushed people around. Then, that stopped, for whatever...

Week 13 IDP Rankings: Linebackers

Just about all of the linebackers in Sunday night's Steelers-Ravens tilt get my vote of confidence this week. After all, this grudge match will feature several of the best in the league, and these combatants almost always step up in big contests. Neither team yields especially favorable numbers to opposing linebackers,...

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06/03/12 Jonathan Vilma's lawyer challenges ledger Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.
06/03/12 Lawyer for Jonathan Vilma responds to ledger issue Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Peter Ginsberg, the attorney for suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, issued a statement Saturday claiming a Yahoo! report of a ledger that tracked payments in the Saints' bounty program further demonstrates "how misguided and irresponsible Commissioner (Roger) Goodell has been in handling this issue."
06/02/12 Vilma's lawyer: NFL commish 'irresponsible' Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.
06/02/12 Vilma's lawyer challenges ledger (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Chickasaw Journal - Houston MS NEW ORLEANS (AP) The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.
06/02/12 Lawyer for Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma issues... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Peter Ginsberg, the attorney for New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, issued a statement Saturday about the Yahoo!

Background on jonathan vilma

Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

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