Vilma...made the commissioner blink. Suspension reduced in exchange of dropping suit
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Shlomdawg77cacunt
Rookie
damn
NV-ME
Make It Hot-ta
double blink
White Privilege>>>Black Excellence
William Bassington
that boy
Now let's see if Vilma blinks....
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Uh....The commissioner first did.
The blinking game is over.
The commissioner backed down....
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Vilma wont accept it because it says he still did it.
at least I wouldnt if Im Vilma
at least I wouldnt if Im Vilma
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Yup.
And it's obvious that the commissioner's lawyers advised him to reduce the suspension in exchange of Vlima dropping the lawsuit because they're unsure they can win...even with the backing of Last Emp.
This would be a bad look to a commissioner that prides himself on being unquestionably right.
He should stand tall. This isn't a good look for the commissioner.
William Bassington
that boy
I would consider Vilma accepting this deal as him blinking, if he didn't do it he needs to stay persistent...
Obviously, this is an admission of guilt from the legal team of the NFL. Vilma called his bluff because, even though he probably participated in this bounty shyt, he knew there wasn't much evidence to warrant such a penalty. I'm sure that nikka wouldn't have even did shyt over a 4 game suspension. But a whole season, that nikka was like fukk that. They tried to give his ass 100 years 
This is an important case for the Players Association. Gooddell won't get away with that Dictator shyt no more. Vilma needs to ride this out since he has the leverage. The League will play it dirty tho. I'm sure they got some tricks up they sleeve if Vilma tries to get completely off. It would be too embarrassing for them to suspend him for the season, only to rescind it because of the suit
This is an important case for the Players Association. Gooddell won't get away with that Dictator shyt no more. Vilma needs to ride this out since he has the leverage. The League will play it dirty tho. I'm sure they got some tricks up they sleeve if Vilma tries to get completely off. It would be too embarrassing for them to suspend him for the season, only to rescind it because of the suit
From NFL.com
The NFL "has made no settlement offer" to New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma regarding his season-long suspension for his role in a "bounty" program despite reports to the contrary, a source close to the situation told NFL.com and NFL Network reporter Steve Wyche on Monday morning.
The source told Wyche that the lack of an offer does not mean a proposal might not be made in the future.
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ESPN.com reported Vilma had received an offer that would reduce his suspension to eight games on the condition that the linebacker drop his defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, citing sources familiar with discussions by the NFL, the NFL Players Association and the counsel for Vilma and three other suspended players.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league had no comment on the report.
The two sides are scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Ginger Berrigan on Friday. The courts have ordered the parties to engage in settlement discussions.
Vilma and Saints defensive end Will Smith (four games), now-Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove (eight games) and now-Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita (three games) were all suspended for their roles in the "bounty" program, in which former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams ran a system from 2009 to 2011 that allegedly rewarded defensive players for injuring or knocking opponents out of games.
Goodell told NFL.com's Marc Sessler on Saturday that it was "clear" the Saints players received payments for injuring other players and that the league "would not tolerate it."