Vilma’s ‘Bountygate’ Claims Against NFL Commissioner Come Up Short

By Ivan Lancaster   A federal judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted the motion to dismiss that was filed by, Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) who was named as a defendant in the Complaint filed by Jonathan Vilma, a New Orleans Saints football player.   Six statements were made by Goodell in conjunction with the investigation resulting in the well-known discipline against Vilma, other Saints players, as well as Saints personal asso