re: Go figure...

Players have the CBA and the Players Association, rules are written in a way that give the players the ability to have it heard by a court and win.

Non-player personnel do NOT have this option in their agreements. NFL teams/owners do Not have this option. Technically, anybody can sue for anything...doesn't mean you can win a case even if you are right...all depends on what you agreed to.

Saints players all had their suspensions over-turned. Media did Not make a big deal about it because coaches and GM were still suspended. They did Not fight it because they do NOT have the same protection as the players.

The only thing they and Benson could have done was speak out against and make a lot of noise. Why they chose not to, I do Not know...probably to avoid the risk of further retaliation by Goodell.


Players did fight it and won because the NFL has no evidence.

Benson, Payton, Loomis, etc have access to really good lawyers, so they would have fought it if could have been ruled on by a judge...because the NFL had NO evidence. Obviously it was determined that this was Not the case for them!

So how long are people going to keep saying they wish the Saints would have fought it more?