WhoDatZone » StarCaps http://whodatzone.com New Orleans Saints Fans and WhoDat Nation Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 NFLPA Files Appeal In StarCaps Case http://whodatzone.com/2009/05/27/nflpa-files-appeal-starcaps/ http://whodatzone.com/2009/05/27/nflpa-files-appeal-starcaps/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 22:41:37 +0000 David http://whodatzone.com/?p=146 via Saints Beat

The NFL Players Association plans to appeal a judge’s ruling in the case of five players facing suspensions over positive drug tests.

Michael DeMocker/The Times-PicayuneThe NFLPA is appealing the ruling against Deuce McAllister, Will Smith and Charles Grant.

The union filed its notice of appeal Wednesday with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The players association wants the appeals court to reconsider a judge’s dismissal last week of a lawsuit filed by the union on behalf of Vikings star defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, and New Orleans Saints’ Charles Grant and Will Smith, and Deuce McAllister, the Saints’ career rushing leader, who was released by New Orleans after last season but hopes to find another team for the upcoming season.

]]> http://whodatzone.com/2009/05/27/nflpa-files-appeal-starcaps/feed/ 0 StarCaps Ruling Goes Against Players http://whodatzone.com/2009/05/23/starcaps-ruling-goes-against-players/ http://whodatzone.com/2009/05/23/starcaps-ruling-goes-against-players/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 14:46:35 +0000 David http://whodatzone.com/?p=121 Charles Grant and Will Smith will be suspended, as well as former Saint Deuce McAllister should he play in the NFL in 2009. A federal judge has ruled against them in the StarCaps lawsuit so they will miss the first four games of 2009 as a result.

via Saints Beat

New Orleans Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant and former Saints tailback Deuce McAllister will have to serve their four-game suspensions at the start of the 2009 season after a federal judge threw out their lawsuit against the NFL late Friday in Minnesota.

The Saints have been preparing for the possibility of losing Smith and Grant to start the season. They added veteran defensive end Paul Spicer early in free agency and recently added defensive end Anthony Hargrove to a mix that already includes Bobby McCray, Jeff Charleston and Rob Ninkovich.

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