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New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma made his debut Sunday while appealing a suspension for his role in the Saints bounty program.

Ryan Succop delivered a huge kick in the gut to the reeling New Orleans Saints.

Taking a look at the Redskins' offense in their 40-32 win over the Saints in Week 1.

Marcus Lattimore believes his knee injury was a test he had to pass, for himself and South Carolina. The junior running back tore his ACL while blocking downfield at Mississippi State last October. His mother, Yolanda Smith, rushed to his side and Lattimore's left leg was encased in a temporary brace as he hobbled into the locker room.
With no sign of a contract breakthrough for Drew Brees on the eve of the Saints' first offseason practice, safety Roman Harper tried to look on the bright side.
Short-handed and disappointed, but hardly crippled, the New Orleans Saints may at last be able to put bounty scandals behind them and focus on putting together a fourth-straight playoff season.
Now that the NFL has uncovered a big-money bounty program for players in New Orleans, it likely will zero in on other teams Gregg Williams worked for.
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson isn't backing off his support of his general manager and coach, even as his team is accused by the NFL of maintaining a bounty program to injure opponents.

Now that the NFL has uncovered a big-money bounty program for players in New Orleans, it likely will zero in on other teams Gregg Williams worked for.
NFL investigators will meet Monday with the former New Orleans Saints assistant coach who admitted and apologized for running a bounty program that rewarded players with thousand-dollar payoffs for knocking targeted opponents out of games.

Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson joined his teammates on the field Thursday for the first time this week ahead of Saturday night's playoff game at New Orleans.
Drew Brees makes setting records sound so simple.
A late hit on Carolina's Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch nearly caused a fight in the first quarter of the Saints-Panthers game.
When Drew Brees needed a 12-yard completion to keep a drive alive against Chicago's vaunted defense, he stepped up in the pocket and aired it out instead.

Another player who contributed to the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl run has to be replaced for a few games.
The note indicated safety Roman Harper, who was not punished, pledged $5,000 to the general pool, and that assistant head coach Joe Vitt pledged $5,000 to knock then-Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre out of the NFC title game.
"I'm actually going to really enjoy it," a grinning Harper said of practicing against backup quarterback Chase Daniel.