TWO PLAYERS INVOLVED in the New Orleans bounty scandal have had their NFL suspensions reduced but Jonathan Vilma’s season-long ban stands.
Linebacker Scott Fujita’s three-game ban was dropped to one game and free agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove’s eight-game suspension was cut to seven, said a statement from the NFL on Wednesday.
But Saints linebacker Vilma remains suspended for the entire 2012 NFL season while team-mate Will Smith did not get his four-game ban reduced.
The four were punished in May when the NFL identified them as having leadership roles in a scheme where players were given cash rewards for knocking opponents out of games from 2009-2011.
All four players may appeal the ruling in court.
