June 19, 2013

Scott Fujita ‘Unlikely’ To Play Sunday In Browns Opener, According To Report

September 8, 2012 by 4 Comments

Scott Fujita was granted new life on Friday afternoon when a judge overturned a three-game suspension handed out by Roger Goodell for the Saints bounty scandal. Fujita had been working out individually at Baldwin Wallace to stay in shape during his mandated time away from the team. Earlier on Friday, Pat Shurmur said, ”I don’t see any reason why he can’t play” when asked about the (at the time) hypothetical of his suspension being overturned.

But a report from Jason La Canfora indicated otherwise late Friday night:

With Chris Gocong and James-Michael Johnson down, suddenly having Fujita available on Sunday was a huge boost. The Browns were granted a roster exemption by the NFL, so they’re allowed to carry 54 players and don’t need to cut anyone now that Fujita has been activated. The veteran linebacker injured his knee in the Browns first preseason game against Detroit and did not play again.

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Scott Fujita: ‘What the hell are you doing, Roger?’

June 23, 2012 by 5 Comments

This week, there was quite the fallout from the players’ appeal meetings with Roger Goodell over the Saints bounty scandal. Each player walked out of the brief encounters firing away at Roger Goodell, including Browns linebacker Scott Fujita. The outspoken union leader spoke with Dave Zirin on SiriusXM and offered some more candid thoughts, describing how the frosty meetings went down and how the contentiousness between the players and the league has escalated:

“I saw him in the [appeal] hearings and he offered to shake all of our hands. Some of the other players didn’t, but I went ahead and shook his hand, and I just said to him, ‘What the hell are you doing, Roger?’ He had nothing to say. His face sure turned red, though.”

Fujita’s three-game suspension has not been overturned but both sides appear to have dug in their heels — the Commissioner’s right to suspend the players was upheld by an arbitrator, and he’s not altering his punishments. You can read his first full interview since the appeal with Zirin here.

[Related: Pat Shurmur and the Burden of Proof]

 

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