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Fleur-de-Links: June 24, 2011

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Dunbar excited to take on smaller opponents this weekend - YNN, Your News Now
Dunbar excited to take on smaller opponents this weekend | YNN, Your News Now, brings you the latest local news and weather across Upstate New York.

Ex-New Orleans Saints linebacker Vaughan Johnson was known for hard hits | NOLA.com
He joins the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this weekend

Trio of ex-Saints legends star with laughs at start of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame festivities
SportsNOLA.com IS New Orleans Sports and beyond. We cover the Saints, Hornets, LSU Tigers, Tulane Green Wave, High School Sports and everything in between.

Gregg Williams To Give Back To His Hometown

RIP TERRENCE HARGROVE:

Brother of New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove killed, newspaper reports | NOLA.com
Terrence Hargrove stabbed to death

Brother of Saints DL Hargrove killed in Florida | wwltv.com New Orleans
A newspaper in Florida reported that Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove’s brother was stabbed to death early Thursday morning.

Brother Of Saints' Hargrove Killed In Stabbing, According To Police - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports

Brother of Saints DE Hargrove killed in Florida
SportsNOLA.com IS New Orleans Sports and beyond. We cover the Saints, Hornets, LSU Tigers, Tulane Green Wave, High School Sports and everything in between.

Anthony Hargrove’s brother killed in Florida | ProFootballTalk
The brother of Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove was killed on Thursday in Florida. Terrence Hargrove was found bleeding from a stab wound at his home near Sarasota early on Thursday morning. The 29-year-old died after being taken to the emergency room.

Saints Player Brother Reportedly Stabbed to Death - WGNO
The younger brother of Saints Defensive end Anthony Hargrove Was stabbed to death early this morning in North port, Florida according to the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

AROUND THE LEAGUE:

Julio Jones not sweating new rookie wage scale | ProFootballTalk
The sixth overall pick in last year's NFL draft, Russell Okung, got a contract worth up to $58 million, including $30 million guaranteed. The sixth overall pick in this year's NFL draft, Julio Jones, will likely get a lot less than that thanks to the expected new rookie wage scale.

Sergio Kindle’s agent expects a short-term deal | ProFootballTalk
Sergio Kindle, the Ravens' first pick in the 2010 NFL draft, signed just a one-year deal with the team after suffering a serious head injury in a fall down a flight of stairs. Now Kindle is finally cleared to play, but he's not expecting a long-term contract.

Top 10 Safeties in N.F.L. - NYTimes.com
The Steelers' Troy Polamalu tops the list. He's a future first ballot Hall of Famer.

Around the NFC South - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Time for a run through the headlines from around the NFC South. D. Orlando Ledbetter reports that the proposed rookie wage scale could cost Atlanta r

LABOR PAINS:

DeMaurice Smith gave few details on NFLPA* call | ProFootballTalk
NFLPA* executive director DeMaurice Smith told the players on Thursday's conference call not to "believe the hype," and that a deal isn’t close. Other than that, he didn't say much.

League, players should be meeting every day | ProFootballTalk
With much still to be done (supposedly) in order to strike a handshake deal and then to convert it into a written settlement agreement that would then be approved by Judge Susan Nelson as the settlement of a class action and that would then require the resurrection of the NFLPA as a union, we're stu...

NFL owners and players are both winners | NOLA.com
The NFL pie is so large, however it's sliced, it's impossible to have a loser