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The Saints will ask linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, two players embroiled in the bounty scandal, to restructure their contracts, according to league sources.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Saturday that no timetable has been set for a meeting between NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton regarding Payton's reinstatement.

The Seahawks are lucky they drafted Russell Wilson when they did, Adam Schefter writes.

New Orleans Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt, whose six-game suspension expires after Sunday's game, will be at the airport in Tampa to greet the team when it arrives to fly back to New Orleans.

An NFL official said this week that permission was given to Gregg Williams to attend NFL games as a fan, something he is expected to do for the first time Sunday.

Jonathan Vilma and his attorney, Peter Ginsberg, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Daniel Knowles III Thursday and addressed the timing of discovery in Vilma's defamation of character suit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and his attorney Peter Ginsberg will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on their own Monday afternoon, according to a league source.

New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson spent Tuesday morning discussing his team's embattled offseason with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a meeting, according to league sources.

New Orleans Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt says he called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday morning and offered to take a lie detector test to prove that the league's bounty allegations against him are false.

The NFL's evidence against the suspended Saints coaches and players included emails that Sean Payton's close friend and confidant, Mike Ornstein, sent from prison, offering up bounties for hits.

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday and is expected to be sidelined six weeks, according to league sources.

Adam Schefter answers questions on how the Jets will use Tim Tebow, whether the move could put Rex Ryan on the hot seat and how the Saints will be affected by the bounty-related punishment handed down by the NFL.

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