The hammer drops for Saints players

[masterfins]

I predict the Saints will go 1-15 this year to earn the 1st pick in next years draft, and Goodell will find some way to take it away from them.

[bsmooth]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-wins-arbitration-ruling-in-New-Orleans-Saints-bounty-case-060412

Funny, the NFLPA has gone crying for another arbitration.

[el diablo]

I've seriously lost all respect for the NFLPA.

[BigDaddyFin]

Depends if Drew Brees holds out or not.  But back on topic, I really don't give a shit about the bounty program anymore.  It's not going to change the fact that they won a Superbowl with it.  Nor is it going to change the fact that the NFLPA is a group of douchebags. 

They could suspend that entire defense the team's still probably going 9-7 and making the playoffs. 

[Spider-Dan]

I saw a really interesting item in that article:

The players also have sued the league in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, saying the owners colluded in the uncapped 2010 season to have a secret salary cap. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has said such collusion could have cost players $1 billion in wages.

That lawsuit stems, in part, from the NFL stripping the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys of salary cap room in 2012 and `13. The Redskins had their cap reduced $36 million over the two years and the Cowboys lost $10 million in cap space.

Both teams filed a grievance and lost.

I don't know why this isn't news.  I think the NFLPA has a legitimate chance to hammer the league on this one.

The league penalized WSH and DAL for "excessive spending that damaged the competitive balance of the game" (or something to that effect).  How is that possible in an uncapped year?  To me, that screams secret cap.  We'll see if a judge agrees.

[Phishfan]

I don't know why this isn't news. 

I've seen in in multiple sources for a while now.