Jonathan Vilma has been suspended for the 2012 season for his role in the Saints' bounty program. Three other players are also suspended.
We are waiting to hear the rest, but this is obviously a big deal. Vilma was set to make $5.5 million this year, so he is losing all of that.
***UPDATE***
The other 3 players suspended are Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove, and Will Smith. Fujita (now with the Browns) got a 3 game suspension without pay, Hargrove (now with the Packers) is suspended without pay for the first eight games, Will Smith of the Saints is suspended without pay for the first four games.
***UPDATE 2***
"In assessing player discipline, I focused on players who were in leadership positions at the Saints; contributed a particularly large sum of money toward the program; specifically contributed to a bounty on an opposing player; demonstrated a clear intent to participate in a program that potentially injured opposing players; sought rewards for doing so; and/or obstructed the 2010 investigation," Goodell said in a statement.
Added Goodell: "No bounty program can exist without active player participation. The evidence clearly showed that the players being held accountable today willingly and enthusiastically embraced the bounty program. Players put the vast majority of the money into this program and they share responsibility for playing by the rules and protecting each other within those rules (WEEI)."
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