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If you thought that New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was going to take his year-long suspension for his alleged part in the Saints’ bounty scandal lying down … well, think again. Just one day after the Saints got their day in front of an arbitrator to appeal their penalties, Vilma filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (and not the NFL as an entity). [ Rewind: Jonathan Vilma suspended for '12 season for role in Saints bounty system ] The suit claims that “Goodell, speaking publicly about certain Saints executives, coaches and players, in relation to  purported efforts designed to injure opposing players, made public statements concerning Vilma which were false, defamatory and injurious to Vilma’s professional and personal reputation.” The suit reviews the public statements Goodell has made about Vilma and other Saints players, coaches and executives, and it gets specific about statements made about Vilma

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Jonathan Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamatory statements made during bounty investigation (Shutdown Corner)

“We wanted something a little more modest,” New York Giants captain Zak DeOssie said of the team’s Tiffany diamond and sapphire encrusted Super Bowl XLVI rings , which players received in a private ceremony in Manhattan on Wednesday night. Justin Tuck wasn’t into humility. “Stray [former Giant Michael Strahan] talked about the 10 table ring,” Tuck said in a statement released by the team. “He wanted a ring you could see from 10 tables away. I talked about the restaurant ring. I wanted one that was big enough to see throughout whatever restaurant you go in and see it from each corner.” Tuck wins

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New York Giants receive Super Bowl XLVI rings (Shutdown Corner)

UPDATE : It’s evidently Lawrence Taylor’s son who is selling the ring. Jay Glazer reports, via Twitter, that Taylor gave the ring to his son years ago. Here are the tweets: Lawrence Taylor just reached out to me through a mutual friend re the auction of his SB ring. Taylor had ZERO clue this was happening! Years ago he gave his rings to his son TJ, who apparently put it up LT wasn’t aware at all that his son had put it up for auction.

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Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring can be yours, unfortunately (Shutdown Corner)

Traditionally a run-first team, the New York Giants last season had the fifth-ranked passing offense in the National Football League. However, a key piece of Big Blue’s passing game, Mario Manningham, signed on with the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. The Giants are going to miss Manningham, who forever will be remembered for his epic sideline catch to jump-start New York’s game-winning touchdown drive in Super Bowl XLVI.

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Fan’s View: Who Will Replace Mario Manningham on the Giants? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jamaal Jackson has announced his retirement. After a brief tryout with the New York Giants, the veteran player informed his new coach that his heart wasn’t in football anymore. That means that a surprising career came to a quick end. The timing of Jackson’s announcement is interesting. He should serve an inspiration to the many late picks and undrafted free agents that the Eagles have in minicamp.

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Jamaal Jackson Should Inspire Eagles Rookies to Work Hard: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks raised eyebrows with two of their draft picks in 2012, but it appears that both players — first-round defensive end Bruce Irvin of West Virginia and third-round quarterback Russell Wilson of Wisconsin — could … Continue reading →

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Seahawks’ ‘reach picks’ may pay immediate and surprising dividends (Shutdown Corner)

What’s beef? Beef is when you tweet a Mother’s Day message to a division rival, reigniting a months-old playground tiff. I’m pretty sure that’s what happened with 2Pac and Biggie, right? [The Sports Xchange: Chargers to retire Junior Seau’s No

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Osi Umenyiora sent Mother’s Day greetings to LeSean McCoy (Shutdown Corner)

The final day of the English Premier League season is one of the most exciting days in the sports year. Even if the league title race has been decided beforehand, those matches help determine which teams qualify for European football, which live to fight for at least one more Premier League season, and, unfortunately, which teams get relegated. One thing that makes “Survival Sunday” so special is that all games start at the same time.

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Would Premier League “Survival Sunday” Concept Work in NFL? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

If you’re the type of person who’s already interested in the line for the Week 8 game between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers — and, let’s face it; you’re on Shutdown Corner on a Wednesday afternoon four months from … Continue reading →

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Vegas sportsbooks release NFL spreads for every game through Week 16 (Shutdown Corner)

If you think that defensive players are the only ones capable of putting bounties on opponents — paying teammates to exact physical retribution of any stripe — on the field, former receiver Cris Carter is here to give you a … Continue reading →

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Cris Carter said that he put bounties on defensive players when he played (Shutdown Corner)