Roger Goodell Upholds Suspensions but Throws Players a Lifeline

July 3, 2012   ·   Aaron Nagler   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL announced earlier Tuesday afternoon that commissioner Roger Goodell had upheld the suspensions handed down earlier this year for the four players involved in the infamous Bountygate. 
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma (16 games), Saints defensive end Will Smith (four games), Green Bay Packers defensive end Anthony Hargrove (eight games) and Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita (three games) all had their suspensions upheld by Goodell. 
In a statement that landed in my inbox a little bit ago, Goodell addressed the four players directly:
Throughout this entire process, including your appeals, and despite repeated invitations and encouragement to do so, none of you has offered any evidence that would warrant reconsideration of your suspensions. Instead, you elected not to participate meaningfully in the appeal process...
Although you claimed to have been ‘wrongfully accused with insufficient evidence,’ your la...

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