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NEW ORLEANS -- The NFL on Monday asked a federal judge to block Jonathan Vilmas demands for evidence in the leagues bounty probe of the Saints, and a magistrate has ordered lawyers in the case to convene in New Orleans on Thursday to discuss the matter. A.J. Green Jersey . The leagues latest move was to counter Vilmas attempt to initiate discovery in his defamation lawsuit against Roger Goodell, which alleges the commissioner lacked sufficient evidence when he publicly prejudged the Saints linebacker as the ring-leader of New Orleans pay-for-injury bounty system. The NFLs motion argues that discovery is premature because another motion to dismiss Vilmas lawsuit is still pending. The league said Vilmas lawyer, Peter Ginsberg, has this month subpoenaed the NFL, Goodell, NFL investigator Joe Hummel, former Saints defensive co-ordinator Gregg Williams and former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo. Ginsberg has demanded documents and sought to schedule depositions, including a deposition of Goodell on Oct. 23. Goodell initially suspended Vilma for the entire 2012 season after concluding he helped organize a bounty pool that league investigators have said the Saints ran for three seasons from 2009-11. The suspensions of Vilma and three other players have since been vacated on technical, jurisdictional grounds by an appeal panel operating within the NFLs collective bargaining agreement. That decision has led to the re-instatement of the four players and has forced Goodell to begin the disciplinary process for the players over again. Goodell last week met with Vilma as well as Saints defensive end Will Smith, who had been suspended four games, and free agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, who had been suspended eight games. Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita, who had been suspended three games, had a meeting scheduled last week, but it was postponed. Goodell has not yet handed down new punishment in the matter, and it is not clear when that will come. In addition to fighting their previous suspensions through procedures called for by the NFLs labour agreement, the four players have also sued in federal court in New Orleans. Vilma has his own attorneys, while the NFL Players Association has represented the other three. Only Vilma has sued for defamation. The other federal claims, made by all four players, generally state that Goodell violated labour law by failing to act as an impartial arbitrator. They also ask the judge to bar the commissioner from punishing the players in the bounty matter. U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan, who is presiding over the consolidated federal cases, has indicated that she is concerned about whether she has jurisdiction to rule in the matter while the process governed by the NFLs labour agreement is still playing out. When the appeal panel vacated the four players suspensions on Sept. 7, Berrigan issued an order saying she would take no action on pending matters "at this time." It was after that order that Vilmas attorneys began sending out subpoenas demanding documents and depositions related to Vilmas defamation claims. Ginsberg has asked to depose Williams on Oct. 15, Cerullo on Oct. 9 and Hummel on Oct. 16. Williams and Cerullo have provided the NFL with signed declarations in which they stated that they observed Vilma offering what they believed were $10,000 rewards for knocking then-Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner and then-Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre out of 2009-10 playoff games. Williams, hired by St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher last winter, is suspended indefinitely from the NFL. Cerullo has not worked in the NFL since being fired by the Saints in 2010. 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A day before the theater shooting rampage, a friend of mine from Regina said that he had an extra ticket to the concert, if I could make it, which is how I ended up in Denver on Saturday night. Andy Dalton Orange Jersey . The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an official announcement. That will come at a news conference scheduled for Friday morning. A.J. Green Black Jersey . After meeting with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, the 34-year-old Gattuso announced, "Its time to move aside and leave space to others. ... Ill go away for a year and then well see. WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets have retained the services of centre Jim Slater, signing the centre to a US$4.8-million, three-year contract on Wednesday. The 29-year-old native of Lapeer, Mich., played in a career-high 78 games for the Jets last season, scoring 13 goals and adding eight assists. He played for the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship. Slater was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. "I told my agent right from the beginning that Winnipeg was definitely tops of my list and if everything seemed to work out then thats the place I wanted to be," Slater said. "I think both sides were very, very fair in the dealings and it just worked out the way it did, and Im glad it did." Slater was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL draft. He has 60 goals, 61 assists and 322 penalty minutes over 449 career games with the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise. He said loyalty between himself and the only NHL franchise he has ever played for was a significant factor in his decision to stay in Manittobas capital. Geno Atkins Youth Jersey. "That was one of the biggest things for me going into contract negotiations," he said. "I have commitment in this organization and the Winnipeg Jets, and having them give me a three-year deal definitely shows commitment right back." Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff praised Slaters work ethic, his faceoff skills and even the way he ensures he stays in condition after the season ends. "Weve talked a lot within the group with respect to the type of person that Jim is, what he brings to the table, his work ethic," said Cheveldayoff. "Hes someone that we feel very, very comfortable about bringing into our fold on a longer-term basis. He showed the commitment to us. He could have taken his opportunity to go to free agent, which players covet, and we showed the commitment to him." Cheveldayoff said they could have traded him last year at the trade deadline but decided he was too valuable and they would try to retain him. "Hes a true professional that works hard on his game on and off the ice." ' ' '

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