Boondocked Saints

[lethalweapon3]

Here comes the hammer...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828cf1cf/article/league-suspends-four-players-in-relation-to-bounty-scandal

Player discipline was handed down Wednesday in relation to the

New Orleans Saints

pay-for-performance "bounty" scandal.

Four players --

Scott Fujita

,

Anthony Hargrove

,

Will Smith

, and

Jonathan Vilma

-- were notified today that they have been suspended without pay for conduct detrimental to the NFL as a result of their leadership roles in the New Orleans Saints' pay-for-performance/bounty program that endangered player safety over three seasons from 2009-2011.

The discipline breaks down as follows:

• Linebacker Jonathan Vilma of the Saints is suspended without pay for the 2012 NFL season, effective immediately per league policy for season-long suspensions.

• Linebacker Scott Fujita (now with the Cleveland Browns) is suspended without pay for the first three games.

• Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove (now with the Green Bay Packers) is suspended without pay for the first eight games.

•

Will Smith of the Saints is suspended without pay for the first four games.

The Saints are still the prohibitive favorite for the NFC South DIvision, right?

~lw3