Details From Hargrove's Document...

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Hargrove confirms that not only did Gregg Williams tell him to lie, but that post-suspension interim coach Joe Vitt was in on it as well. Vitt was supposedly the coach that Sean Payton sent to monitor Williams, whom they later claimed "went rogue".

The document also states that Vitt and Williams made promises of a starting DE job to Hargrove, likely in order to assist with his cooperation in denying the bounty program. They apparently never made good on their promise.

The reason behind the declaration was to set the foundation for a "just following orders" defense. Hargrove apparently didn't realize that by doing this, he was giving the NFL additional ammo against him, the Saints** and his teammates.

The statement he quotes from Williams is hilarious :lol:

Ok help me with this. The NFLPA is appealing saying 'there is no proof' but the NFLPA just submitted that document to the NFL? Now I get players are pretty much overpaid gladiators and are dumb, but damn...isn't D Smith supposed to be an attorney? So there is no proof against the players but you just gave the NFL proof. Wow....