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Two months to the day after this bombshell of a story first exploded across the NFL, the final shoe finally dropped Wednesday in the Saints bounty scandal. And predictably, it landed with another loud, reverberating thud.
Make no mistake: the New Orleans bounty saga will go down as one of the worst chapters in NFL history, and rather than cover it up, league commissioner Roger Goodell clearly wants to make sure everyone remembers it. That's why he provided such a harsh exclamation point on Wednesday, suspending four defenders a total of 31 games in 2012 for their roles in the team's bounty program, with New Orleans veteran middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma receiving a stiff season-long suspension.
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