Former NFL commissioner overturns New Orleans Saints suspensions in bounty scandal
Scott Shanle to critic of Saints bounty program: 'U still ringless' - TheDC
Saints linebacker furious at criticism from San Francisco 49er
Brees, Saints agree to $60 million 5-year deal - AP
Brees will reportedly be awarded $20 million a year, the highest annual salary in NFL history
3 Saints players sue NFL over bounty punishments - AP
NFL commissioner Goodell ‘repeatedly lauded the discipline he had imposed at the players’ expense’
Saints bounties: Vilma hearing breaks up - AP
‘I don’t know how I can get a fair process when he is the judge, jury and executioner’
TheDC Sports: NFL hands down four player suspensions in 'bounty-gate' - TheDC Sports
The players were allegedly paid to injury players from opposing teams.
NFL suspends 4 players for Saints bounty program - AP
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season
NFL commissioner upholds penalties in Saints bounty case - AP
The NFL’s investigation found that as many as 27 Saints defenders took part in a pay-for-pain ‘bounty’ system
State lawmaker: NFL is punishing Louisiana taxpayers for Saints' bounty program - TheDC
Rep. Cameron Henry: ‘The NFL needs to understand the ramifications of this for the state’
LA state legislature urges NFL to reconsider Saints' penalties - TheDC
A House resolution says that the sanctions against the bounty program are ‘too harsh’
Sean Payton suspended, Saints fined for bounty program - USA Today
Saints head coach suspended for one year, team to pay $500k and lose second round pick
Drew Brees, Saints still not close to deal says sources - ESPN
The New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees have yet to come to terms on a long-term contract
Saints get knocked out by 49ers, 36-32 - AP
49ers clinch win with 9 seconds to go: 14-yard TD from Smith to Vernon Davis
Brees sets NFL single-season passing record - AP
Saints QB tops Dan Marino’s mark set in 1984
Saints clinch playoff berth with Monday Night victory - AP
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints showed the high-flying Atlanta Falcons they’re not ready to give up their crown just yet
Playoffs Analysis: Super scramble for postseason - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saints, Colts still not among teams with playoff berths
Falcons just turned into team we expected last season - AJC
The Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints in overtime Sunday, 27-24. Had they lost, they still would have been publicly embraced for their performance. Instead, they won, and their stature grew
Saints remain an undefeated work-in-progress - SI
For the second game in a row, the Saints won, but their offense sputtered at times and didn’t look like the same club that rolled up on the opposition last season
Is labor trouble ahead for the NFL? - USA Today
Owners think the current collective bargaining agreement, which began in 2006, was tilted too heavily in favor of the players
The NFL season marches in - LAT
Can the Vikings get payback for a loss to the Saints in the NFC championship game? Other questions will be answered beginning Sunday.
