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Saints Make Smart Move Hiring Freeh

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Past and present New Orleans Saints players claim they're innocent of Bountygate charges. The NFL insists they're not. Well, now we find out who knows what they are talking about.

Because now former FBI director Louis Freeh -- yes, that Louis Freeh -- moves from investigating Penn State to the New Orleans Saints. Freeh and his team earlier this spring were hired by Saints owner Tom Benson in a bold and courageous move that should set the record straight once and for all.

That's what happened at Penn State, where Freeh uncovered a series of coverups in the Jerry Sandusky scandal that tarnishes the legacy of former coach Joe Paterno. Freeh was hired by the university, and he did what he was hired to do...

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