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Ex-Saints coach Williams says he tried to stop bounties

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New Orleans Saints head coach Joe Vitt during a game against the Oakland Raiders. Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said at an appeals hearing in the Saints bounty case that he tried to shut down the team's pay-for-pain system when the NFL began investigating but was overruled by Vitt, according to transcripts of the session that were obtained by The Associated Press.

Associated Press/Nov. 18, 2012

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Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating but was overruled by interim Saints head coach Joe Vitt, according to transcripts from appeals hearings obtained by The Associated Press.