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Vilma Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge
A federal judge has dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed against NFL Commissionr Roger Goodell by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
Goodell said Vilma was the ringleader in a bounty system used by the Saints to offer cash incentives to injure players.
U. S. District Court Judge Ginger Berrigan made the ruling in New Orleans.
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