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N F L P A Knew About Williams Speech Before The League Did

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Per Chris Mortensen (Sources: NFLPA had tapes early)

How did they know? Fairly simple explanation there. Scott Fujita is a member of the Union's Executive Committee and told them what was in the speech.

Worth remembering that Drew Brees is also a member of that committee. Brees has been doing his best "Sgt. Schultz" impersonation since the story broke. His continuing that tactic, even denying the "real existence" of the program and disputing that anyone was encouraged to injure opponents, in the face of audio that says things like "take out his outside ACL" and "test his concussions" just makes him look like a huge hypocrite. Hearing that he probably had this info even before the news broke doesn't help.

And then there's also the question of why the NFLPA, whose stated purpose is the protection of the players, chose to try and use this knowledge to protect those who took part in this action from punishment rather than acting in the best interest of other players who could have fallen victim to those tactics.

It's quite a line the union is walking on this one.

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Just shows you how dirty the NFLPA is. They dont give a damn about players safety, they just wanted more money. Also its laughable that when teams would even touch Brees they would get a 15 yards but his team was trying to kill the other QB and the Refs did nothing.

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Also now being reported that Gregg Williams came clean with the league early on about the stuff he was saying. Pretty clear Williams is one of those fake tough guys who talks all big and bad until he has to look you in the eye.

Still wonder if eventually, as Michael David Smith theorized, Williams will turn "star witness" against his former employers (assuming he hasn't already)

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Also now being reported that Gregg Williams came clean with the league early on about the stuff he was saying. Pretty clear Williams is one of those fake tough guys who talks all big and bad until he has to look you in the eye.

Still wonder if eventually, as Michael David Smith theorized, Williams will turn "star witness" against his former employers (assuming he hasn't already)

If that happens I could see Benson trying to sell the Saints again. He just bought the Hornets and could just say to hell with the Saints.

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Brees has gotten himself into the poo now. Continues to maintain his ignorance, yet more and more facts show that he would have had to have been aware. This is when I would like a former player to come out and say that Brees did in fact know with some type of proof. Call him out for the pansy liar that he is.

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