Comments on: NFL outs suspected Saints whistleblower on its own network

By: afootballchick

afootballchick — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:05:42 +0000

It is interesting to note that Sapp stated his accusation on an early segment of a special show hosted by Rich Eisen. Regular programming had been interrupted to report the Commissioner’s penalties against the Saints and also to talk about the ever-changing Tebow trade. Sapp was later on NFL Total Access which airs 7pm EST and he was neither asked nor spoke about his ‘snitch’ accusations. Got the feeling that those hours between the earlier show and Total Access, the NFL’s legal team and higher-ups squashed Sapp potentially slanderous/libelous statements.

By: kismyanus

kismyanus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:46:48 +0000

Whistle blower or Snitch I really don’t care what you want to call him. I was always taught to speak up and not hide behind someone’s protection. Doing the right thing is important. Sometimes doing the right thing comes with a high price. That price should be happily paid if you were brought up correctly. Above all stay the fk out of other peoples buisness. If it doesn’t have an affect on you or yours stay out of it.

By: nekelund

nekelund — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:59:50 +0000

@dougrenwick:

The bounty scandal has been going on for years under Gregg Williams, including the years during which [name redacted] played for Williams. Nobody is suggesting that this was a one-time or one-year deal. Many are suggesting that Williams pulled this schnitzel when he was with the Saints, Redskins, Titans and Bills, though I do not think that the NFL has made any specific findings with respect to the other teams.

By: jdl8422

jdl8422 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:56:19 +0000

I think it’s funny Sapp’s twitter name is QBKILLA, think anyone has ever said “hey Sapp, bet you $1,000 you can’t hit farve hard enough to make him afraid to get up”

By: nekelund

nekelund — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:54:32 +0000

Maybe this is how the league plans to ensure no further embarrassment from bounty scandals: by allowing the stars of the network it owns and operates to speculate wildly about and/or name players or staff who blew the whistle on bounty schemes. Since getting fingered will likely end NFL careers, nobody blabs, nobody gets investigated, nobody gets embarrassed and nobody gets hurt (except for opposing QB’s). If nobody is ever willing to provide evidence of such a scheme in the future, then we can logically infer that such a scheme will never happen again. Problem solved!

Goodell, you genius, once again you reveal yourself to be too clever by half.

By: broncogriff

broncogriff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:26:27 +0000

Explains a little better the whole Toomer rant earlier in the week. That why he is such a bad person! At least he disnt piss on anyones clothes!

By: dougrenwick

dougrenwick — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:06:32 +0000

How does Shockey who last year played for the Panthers have anything to do with the whistle-blowing especially when Cam Newton was produced as a target of the team’s bounty?

By: bizzyb559

bizzyb559 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:18:23 +0000

I can only hope (name withheld) hires an attorney and sues Warren Sapp and the NFL Network. The fact the NFL Network allowed this bafoon to go on air and identify a person without credible evidence to support such a statement is irresponsible and reckless. Sapp should be fired. How did he become an analyst in the first place.

By: doublebro

doublebro — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:14:59 +0000

I love Sapp and his frank style but he should probably lose his job over this. After all, isn’t “his source” a rat ratting out another rat?

By: ashevillechief

ashevillechief — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:00:47 +0000

I agree with your point. But while the NFL Network is owned by the NFL, it’s a quasi-news outlet. It has an obligation to report the news, even in sports. If they didn’t, someone else would. Don’t agree with it, just the way it is…

By: goldsteel

goldsteel — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:55:49 +0000

Retaliation?! I surprised the Commissioner hasn’t made the whistle blower a vice president yet?! More overhead and dead wood for the NFL to shoulder.

By: modellforprez

modellforprez — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:26:34 +0000

snitch. its a billion dollar lots of billions actually not crack,dope,junkie riddled streets. wtf is wrong with people and warren fatt should his cornholed pie hole. thanks sheriff Roger $ goodell

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:17:56 +0000

“thebigwhit says:
Mar 21, 2012 8:19 PM
How pathetic is it when you have an NFL Network analyst (Sapp)”

Using the words “analyst” and “Sapp” in the same sentence = oxymoron.

If you had used “bloated walking piece of fecal matter” and “Sapp” in the same sentence that would have been fine.

By: effjohntaylornorelation

effjohntaylornorelation — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:06:01 +0000

In this case all this snitch does is bitch. Sapp and Shockey should make babies. NOTHING without football.

By: demir757

demir757 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:05:55 +0000

Come on guys do you really think this isn’t the norm amongst defensive players?? They take pride in knocking out offensive players out of the game. I know I know they’re not purposely trying to hurt them.. riiiiight…. so when ray Lewis or some other linebacker or safety hits u hard as they can its not out of love. its because hurting the best players gives u a competitive bedge.The snitch is wrong because he told on his teammates who u would assume had a brother. Nothing they did is criminally wrong but its morally wrong. Did he tell on his teammates when they did drugs or cheated on their wife since he’s so noble. Probably not. I think this situation is waaaaaaay overblown IMO.

By: buckybadger

buckybadger — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:03:16 +0000

vtmem says:
Mar 21, 2012 7:03 PM
It takes guts to be a whistleblower. We need more men of integrity in the locker rooms to say STOP. Dirty tricks ruin it for everyone. Lombardi was wrong. Winning isn’t everything or the only thing.

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Lombardi wasn’t saying you go out to play dirty or do whatever it takes to win. He wasn’t known for running dirty teams, at least not for the time.

Lombardi is actually right more now then ever. Winning in the NFL is everything. If you don’t win you are gone.

By: easyeddie

easyeddie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:03:11 +0000

The Saints are a sham. The entire d#mn organization.

By: tarheelpirate

tarheelpirate — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:01:29 +0000

Doesn’t this make Warren Sapp a “snitch?”

By: hgl4969

hgl4969 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:11 +0000

Whistleblower = integrity = doing the right thing ….. even when it isn’t the easiest or the safest thing to do. It’s true in the corporate world and true in the NFL. Glad some one had integrity!

By: jacks40

jacks40 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:57:49 +0000

“it only takes one crazy or otherwise unstable Saints fan to decide to do something crazy or unstable to the person identified as the suspected whistleblower.”

Well if that’s case you should be putting up a bigger fuss that he is not the whistleblower then 1 sentence in this article.

His name is out there on Yahoo.com, you not saying his name is like trying to stop a flood with a teacup. Wouldn’t a better use of your audience be “PLAYER X(insert name) is not the whistleblower”??

If you really feel this person could be in danger from info you believe/know to be false, don’t you have a duty to clear up that false info?

By: garyman1

garyman1 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:54:05 +0000

So Sapp calls this guy out and is the same one who took out Packer OT Chad Clifton with a cheap shot ?

By: jnd666

jnd666 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:47:07 +0000

Just Entering Retirement Eventually Motivates You.
Seeing His Offers Cease, Knockout Everyone Yourself.

By: botchedextrapoint

botchedextrapoint — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:39:13 +0000

People who bag PFT for not releasing a name that is now all over the net are missing the point. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Whistleblowers need protection. In my mind naming a whistleblower is worse than a bounty scene. A bounty may end a career but a being outed as a whistleblower almost certainly ends a persons career. By leaving out the alleged whistleblowers name PFT are highlighting the fact that Warren Sapp did something wrong.

By: cornersss

cornersss — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:38:17 +0000

Sapp is full of it if he wants us to think hes a reporter that has sources and thats where he got the info from.

Not sure why sapp likes to talk so much crap to people that have nothing to do with him. He just loves trashing people,im over him. Hes kind of a bully any hooy

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:32:46 +0000

Anything for a headline. Sports media are so full of themselves, carring for nothing but themselves. They can report in any fashion they feel fit and never held accountable. Lets hope Sapp is delt with and sent packing. He should be more responable with him playing in the league and knowing what goes on in the lockerroom.

By: nfl1818

nfl1818 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:29:44 +0000

so Sap cant keep his mouth shut ? why are you letting him off the hook ?

By: jeffz303

jeffz303 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:29:10 +0000

sportsmeccabi says: Mar 21, 2012 7:03 PM

That guy who we picked up, whose name rhymes with “carry me thoughtfully”. Great pick up carolina just for this.

Thoughtfully does not rhyme with Shockey, it doesn’t even have the same number of syllables. But even if it did have the same number of syllables, it wouldn’t rhyme with Shockfully either. Oh so close . . .

Peace out,

Scare a me Rocky

By: giants56

giants56 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:25:25 +0000

Jockey is FLABBERGASTED!

By: jackshine

jackshine — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:24:45 +0000

Sapp catches the snitch?

Thought he played football, not Quidditch.

(Hey oh!)

By: zeusiv0ii

zeusiv0ii — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:10:05 +0000

I’m proud of you Mikey, I thought for sure you were going to post his name.

Way to stick to your guns.