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The NFL and NFL Players Association met for four hours on Monday, with heavy-hitters in the room to discuss a wide range of issues, including Brees and former Saints LB Scott Fujita. Brees told NFL.com after the meeting that when discussion turned to the "bounty" system, near the end of the league/union meeting, "We didn’t get any meaningful evidence, or any meaningful truth or facts." Asked if there was progress made towards a resolution in the one unresolved area of the case -- player penalties, Brees simply responded, "No."
Reported by NFL.com
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The league
already sanctioned the team itself, as well as HC Sean Payton, GM Mickey Loomis, assistant HC Joe Vitt, and former DC Gregg Williams. The league has yet to announce player punishment for the "bounty" program that has rocked the Saints' organization. ... Brees emphasized that he was there not only as a member of the Saints, but also doing his job as an executive committee member. Both he and Fujita, now with the Browns, serve on the union's ruling board. The league and union routinely have meetings like Monday's to address unresolved issues, though the presence of the "bounty" scandal clearly loomed over this one. LB Jonathan Vilma is widely expected to get the harshest punishment among the Saints players from the league, but others could be in the crosshairs as well. ... Stay tuned.
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