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Fleur-de-Links: June 6, 2011

TWEETS:

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SAINTS:

Vilma: "We’re more committed than other teams" | ProFootballTalk
Since the Saints system is stable, Brees and Vilma can work on their schemes during the lockout. Players with new coaches and playbooks to learn can’t get the same kind of work in.

Guys like Vilma keep Saints ahead of game during lockout - NFL - CBSSports.com Football
If the NFL gets its problems solved, teams that get to full speed quickly will have a big advantage heading into next season. Mike Freeman says players like Jonathan Vilma are why the Saints will be among the leaders of the pack.

NFC South links: Saints staying sharp - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Leaders such as Jonathan Vilma make sure the Saints' players stay sharp. "... [W]e know this is a time when a player can slip through the cracks. You can get soft. You can say, 'I'm taking this week off. I'm partying tonight.' And pretty soon you're out of shape. No one on this team is doing that because of guys like Drew [Brees] and the leaders we have on this team. Everyone is working twice as hard because they don't want to relax a minute and get soft," Vilma said.

Saints rookie DE Greg Romeus Hires Drew Rosenhaus " Saints Gab
The Definitive New Orleans Saints Blog!

Three Reasons The New Orleans Saints Should Not Do HBO's "Hard Knocks" | Who Dat Dish
hree Reasons The New Orleans Saints Should Not Do HBO's Hard Knocks

Saints Nation: Tulane Coming Up Huge for the Saints | June

New Orleans Saints Linebacker Loses A Piece Of Who Dat History | Who Dat Dish
New Orleans Saints Linebacker Loses A Piece Of Who Dat History

Football Player Claims Super Bowl Ring Stolen - Sports News Story - WPLG Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- An NFL player with South Florida roots says someone stole his Super Bowl ring after he gave his car to a valet on Miami Beach over the holiday weekend. Thursday, June 2, 2011.

Malcolm Jenkins mailbag: How has Darren Sharper helped your development? | NOLA.com
New Orleans Saints safety answers your questions

Southern Cal coach sues NCAA over Reggie Bush scandal | NOLA.com
The suit was filed last Friday

 

AROUND THE LEAGUE:

Privately, many coaches like the NFLCA brief | ProFootballTalk
As coaching staffs from more and more teams continue to claim that the brief filed by the NFL Coaches Association on behalf (supposedly) of all NFL coaches, we're hearing that plenty of coaches privately are pleased with the efforts of the NFLCA to attempt to lift the lockout.