Williams to Hear from NFL this Week, Brees Talks About Bounty Program

Gregg Williams to Hear from NFL this week

After the news of Bountygate entered the cycle about 10 days ago, St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who appeared to be the ringleader, will learn his punishment and fate this week.

According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch?s Jim Thompson, ?Rams are expecting to learn Greg Williams? ?Bountygate? penalty some time this week, per team source.?

So what would this entail? PFT offers a few scenarios.

Some league insiders believe Williams could see a lifetime ban. If it is challenged in court, it may not survive due to the NFL?s antitrust laws. Another scenario is Williams could face a long suspension?possibly a year or longer?and his employment with the Rams will come to an end.

NFL teams can come together and fail to ever give Williams a job again, which essentially results in a ban for life but there?s also the possibility an NFL friend could hire Williams down the road.

In addition to a punishment being handed to Williams this week, other players in Bountygate such as Saints head coach Sean Payton and GM Mickey Loomis could also learn how they will be disciplined. ?The penalties may include a suspension for Payton but it?s less clear at this point for either.

Drew Brees Speaks Out on Bountygate

Not much has been heard from Saints quarterback Drew Brees since his unhappiness with his salary after being tagged. He hasn?t really spoken out about Bountygate but on Friday, he used his website to address it.

Here?s a few nuggets from his letter to fans.

?There is no place in the National Football League, or any sport played at any level, for players to conspire, to be coerced, or to be incentivized to intentionally injure another player. I did not participate in any Bounty program, nor did I have any knowledge relating to its real existence. I have spent the last several years as an Executive Committee Member of the NFLPA making health and safety a priority and I am proud of the advancements we?ve made and will continue to make.

As a leader of our football team, I feel comfortable in stating that I know well the integrity of our organization from the ownership level, to management, our head coach, and the players on our team. We, as Saints players, pride ourselves on playing this game with honor and hold ourselves to a very high standard. We also share a great sense of responsibility to our community and to each other, a strong belief in our purpose, a resiliency to overcome adversity and a work ethic and commitment to leave things better than we found them.

The accusations and perceptions alone created by this issue make us feel like we should all apologize to the young people that love our game and aspire to be in our shoes. Regardless of the outcome of the ?bounty? issue, we owe it to them to provide the best example of how to behave as professionals and more importantly, as people of integrity.?

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