Panel finishes hearing Jonathan Vilma's appeal - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
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The panel consists of retired federal Judge Fern Smith of San Francisco, retired federal Judge Richard Howell of New York, and Georgetown professor James Oldham. The players union wants the panel to overturn a ruling by NFL system arbitrator Stephen Burbank, who concluded that Goodell had the authority to hear and rule on the players' appeals of their suspensions.
Panel members say they'll try to issue an opinion next week.
