League, union at odds over Ornstein email

League, union at odds over Ornstein email

The league’s case against the Saints arises in part from an email message from Mike Ornstein in which Ornstein purports to contribute $5,000 to a bounty on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The league’s March 21 statement regarding non-player bounty discipline characterized the email as follows:  “[P]rior to the Saints’ opening game in 2011, Coach Payton…