When New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma walked out of Monday's meeting with Roger Goodell, he said the appeals process wasn't 'fair' because Goodell had too much authority. He's right. But his complaint isn't with Goodell. He's simply exercising power invested in him by a new CBA that Vilma and others agreed to a year ago. ...more

The four players who were suspended Wednesday by commissioner Roger Goodell for their roles in Bountygate plan to appeal, and good luck. They're going to need it. According to former U.S. attorney Mary Jo White, there's a mountain of "overwhelming" incriminating evidence from "multiple and independent" sources. ...more