Jonathan Vilma

Investigators suspect two African immigrants slain at a Long Island condo owned by an NFL player may have been killed as revenge for an Internet scam, police said today. Sekou Sakor and Ansu Keita were each shot in the head sometime Thursday night at a condominium in Woodbury, N.Y., owned by Jonathan Vilma. There were no arrests. The New Orleans Saints linebacker and former New York Jets player was not there at the time and not believed to be involved, said New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne. Browne said investigators believe the victims may have been mixed up in a so-called "black money" ... Read Full Story

The Saints are bringing back their top tackler from 2009, as they have re-signed linebacker Jonathan Vilma to a five-year contract. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Vilma, who came to the Saints last season from the Jets, became a free agent after his first season with the Saints. He led the Saints with 151 tackles and three forced fumbles and added a sack and an interception. Vilma played his first four NFL seasons with the Jets before the Saints acquired him in a trade. The former University of Miami standout was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2004. A ... Read Full Story

Although nothing final is coming from Jets headquarters, linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who spoke for the first time since he had surgery on his right knee last week, said that he had every intention of being with the Jets next season healthy. Citing team policy not allowing players to discuss injuries, Vilma declined to go into great detail about the specific type of surgery that he had. Rumors that had been floating around include Vilma receiving microfracture surgery, but according to a source with knowledge of the situation states that the surgery involved was not microfracture in nature. Then there’s also the rumor that Voilma ... Read Full Story

From: NFL Network Had New Orleans resigned linebacker Jonathan Vilma to a long-term contract extension this season, or even shortly thereafter, two New York teams would have benefited. First, the conditional fourth-round pick the Saints traded to the Jets for Vilma would have become a second-round pick. And if that Vilma trade with the Jets had involved a second-round pick, then the Saints would have been forced to compensate the New York Giants with a first-round pick for tight end Jeremy Shockey. But New Orleans can exhale. The Saints did not re-sign Vilma, and will not attempt to do so until he becomes a ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Jets , NFL Injuries , New York It’s official: Jets inside linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season . Vilma’s knee injury has been discussed all week , but there’s always so much secrecy surrounding injuries coming out of Jets camp that no one was sure quite what to think. This is the latest blow for a team that has been star-crossed all season. Vilma is the team’s most talented defensive player, although he’s not as effective in the 3-4 scheme that coach Eric Mangini wants to run as he was in ... Read Full Story