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(Reuters) - The suspensions handed to four players for their roles in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal have been overturned, the NFL said on Tuesday.
Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita, Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove were initially suspended in May when the NFL identified them as having leadership roles in a program that gave players cash rewards for knocking opponents out of games from 2009-2011.
But while appearing to support the league's findings on the scheme, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, appointed to handle the second round of appeals, ruled that the players should not be suspended.
"Unlike Saints' broad organizational misconduct, player appeals involve sharply focused issues of alleged individual player misconduct in several different aspects," Tagliabue said in a statement released by the league............
Players in Saints' bounty scheme get bans overturned - Yahoo! Sports
But will Commissioner Goodell agree ???????
Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita, Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove were initially suspended in May when the NFL identified them as having leadership roles in a program that gave players cash rewards for knocking opponents out of games from 2009-2011.
But while appearing to support the league's findings on the scheme, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, appointed to handle the second round of appeals, ruled that the players should not be suspended.
"Unlike Saints' broad organizational misconduct, player appeals involve sharply focused issues of alleged individual player misconduct in several different aspects," Tagliabue said in a statement released by the league............
Players in Saints' bounty scheme get bans overturned - Yahoo! Sports
But will Commissioner Goodell agree ???????