Warren Sapp/NFL Network: It is when it is (except when it isn't)

[Kiwon]

The NFL wimps out....

The NFL Network responded Friday, in a statement to NBC Sports.

"We have discussed it with Warren and stressed that he is an analyst and not a reporter for NFL Network," said NFL Network Senior Vice President of Programming and Production Mark Quenzel. "In the future, if he comes across something he thinks is news he will let his producers know and before it is reported or Tweeted, that content will be subject to the same verification procedure that our reporters follow."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/03/nfl-network-reprimands-sapp-shockey-wants-analyst-fired/1?csp=obnetwork

[pbmax]

Commish clears Shockey and objects to calling anyone a "snitch".

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/26/goodell-says-shockey-isnt-the-whistleblower/

Goodell also said he might review any punishment levied but that the first step will have to come from NFLN. NFLN has refused to say what, if anything, had been done other than a review of who is a reporter and who isn't and that he won't be fired.

[woodbuck27]

Commish clears Shockey and objects to calling anyone a "snitch".

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/26/goodell-says-shockey-isnt-the-whistleblower/

Goodell also said he might review any punishment levied but that the first step will have to come from NFLN. NFLN has refused to say what, if anything, had been done other than a review of who is a reporter and who isn't and that he won't be fired.

In terms of Warren Sapp I'm reminded of **Regis Philbin's famous remark...." I'm..... out of CONTROL."


Soon Sapps' flapping lips' will be bigger than his head. Is he desperate to look like Jessica Rabbit? Maybe? this lady?





** some trivia: Regis Philbin holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera.


Philbin 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

[woodbuck27]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...of-nfl-network



Saints' Bounty-Gate Punishment: Too Harsh? Too Soft? Or Just Right?



By Josh Zerkle
(NFL Lead Writer) on March 23, 2012

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The NFL has finished the bulk of their investigation into the so-called "bounty scandal," as signaled by Roger Goodell's dropping the hammer on the New Orleans Saints.
Head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for the entire 2012 season, team GM Mickey Loomis will sit out the first eight games, and former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely.
But Goodell didn't stop there: He also fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and took away their second-round draft picks for this year and next year.
But did the punishment fit the crime? Was this even a crime, in your eyes?
And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Dan and I discuss the motives of Roger Goodell and what he hoped to achieve with this punishment. Is the bounty culture finally dead in pro football?
Enjoy our video discussion and leave your own opinions in the comments secion below. And if you happen to be a men's razor company looking for a couple of cheap endorsers, you can hit us up on Twitter as well.
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Sean Payton: Embattled Saints Coach Releases Statement on Bounty Punishment


By Ryan Rudnansky
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton spoke for the first time on Friday after being suspended for one year by the NFL.
Payton said, via ESPN:

I share and fully support the league’s concerns and goals on player safety. It is and should be paramount. Respecting our great game and the NFL shield is extremely important to me. Our organization will implement all necessary protections and protocols and I will be more vigilant going forward. I am sorry for what happened and, as head coach, take full responsibility. Finally I want to thank (Saints owner Tom Benson), our players and all Saints fans for their overwhelming support.

The Saints allegedly had a bounty program for injuring opponents while Payton was in charge for three years. While it was former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams who orchestrated the program, Payton was aware and did nothing.
Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted on Wednesday:

Sean Payton suspended one year. Mickey Loomis 8 game and $500,000 fine. Saints fined $500,000 and a second round pick in 2012 and (2013).
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 21, 2012

The news has undoubtedly hurt the Saints organization and those associated with it. Williams has been suspended indefinitely and Payton's legacy, if not job, has been threatened. The Saints have yet to announce what they will do about the coaching staff.
For an organization just two years removed from a championship, everything has been turned on its head. It doesn't help that the scandal reportedly happened from 2009 to 2011 and the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010.
Payton's statement on Friday was very formulaic, but he will undoubtedly be asked plenty of questions by the media if he attends next week's NFL meetings. It's quite possible that commissioner Roger Goodell orders Payton to the media session on Wednesday to further explain himself.

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Warren Sapp Delves into Reporting; Draws Ire of NFL Network.

Warren Sapp Was Nearly FIRED Over This Matter.

PLEASE some Administrator at Packerrats with the POWER to do so. Delete this post. I'm afraid that it's in violation of copywrite laws. I discovered the original posts content after the revision time ran out. I cannot revise it so delete it please.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Sapp just needs to go away.

[SkinBasket]

PLEASE some Administrator at Packerrats with the POWER to do so. Delete this post. I'm afraid that it's in violation of copywrite laws. I discovered the original posts content after the revision time ran out. I cannot revise it so delete it please.

I bet quoting it again will help.

[woodbuck27]

UPDATE:

After NFL analyst Warren Sapp declared 'on NFL ACCESS' that former Saints TE Jeremy Shockey blew the whistle on the team’s three-year bounty system, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on NFL Network that Shockey isn’t the whistleblower.

The comments came during a press conference held in connection with the annual league meetings.

Roger Goodell also took issue with Sapp’s use of the word “snitch” to describe the whistleblower.

[Lurker64]

Commish clears Shockey and objects to calling anyone a "snitch".

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/26/goodell-says-shockey-isnt-the-whistleblower/

Goodell also said he might review any punishment levied but that the first step will have to come from NFLN. NFLN has refused to say what, if anything, had been done other than a review of who is a reporter and who isn't and that he won't be fired.

I think the Shockey should absolutely sue the NFL over this. He's got a pretty clear cut case.

I mean, if Shockey isn't the source of the leak then it's an obvious case of libel, if he is then it's a clear violation of whistleblower laws.

[MJZiggy]

I think the Shockey should absolutely sue the NFL over this. He's got a pretty clear cut case.

I mean, if Shockey isn't the source of the leak then it's an obvious case of libel, if he is then it's a clear violation of whistleblower laws.

He doesn't need to sue the NFL. He needs to sue Warren Sapp. For everything he owns.

[Lurker64]

He doesn't need to sue the NFL. He needs to sue Warren Sapp. For everything he owns.

The NFL has deeper pockets...

[MJZiggy]

The NFL has deeper pockets...

I want Sapp poor and humiliated more than I want the NFL poor and humiliated.

[woodbuck27]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/01/report-shockey-wants-an-apology-from-sapp-nfl/

Report: Shockey wants an apology from Sapp, NFL

Posted by Mike Florio on April 1, 2012, 11:52 AM EDT

[MJZiggy]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...from-sapp-nfl/

Report: Shockey wants an apology from Sapp, NFL

Posted by Mike Florio on April 1, 2012, 11:52 AM EDT

Who could blame him? I would too.

[Kiwon]

Who could blame him? I would too.

Yeah, if the roles were reversed, how do you think Sapp would have responded to falsely being labeled a 'snitch'?

THEN it would be a big deal. I hope Shockey pursues this, particularly if he doesn't get offered a decent contract.

[smuggler]

Sapp should get fired, and him not being fired is an insult to honest people everywhere.