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All things considered – such as the NFL investigating a reported 22 to 27 players in the bounty scandal – the New Orleans Saints made out OK on Wednesday.
The league announced the suspensions of just four players, only two still currently with the team. New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended, without pay, for the entire 2012 season. Defensive end Will Smith will sit the first four games.
That was it for the current Saints roster, which was bracing for the worst.
Former Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, will miss the first half of season. Linebacker Scott Fujita, currently with the Cleveland Browns, is out three.
All but Vilma can participate in offseason programs and even play in preseason...
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