Vitt denies that he told Hargrove to lie

Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt, who has been suspended six games for his role in the Saints’ pay-for-performance/bounty program, allegedly told defensive end Anthony Hargrove to deny that a bounty had been placed on Brett Favre in the 2009 NFC title game, and to deny generally the existence of a bounty program. Vitt denies…