Live discussion: NFL Slam with Mark and Sam NFL Slam with Mark and Sam December 14, 2012, 10:46 a.m. This week's Friday edition of our NFL Google+ hangout -- "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame -- will start at 11:30 a.m. today and cover a host of topics. One topic could include the decision by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to vacate the suspensions of the New Orleans Saints players involved in "Bountygate." As Farmer wrote earlier this week, "Tagliabue, appointed to hear the latest appeals of the four suspended players, affirmed the "factual findings" of Commissioner Roger Goodell but vacated any penalties to the players. "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam" is usually held every Monday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. You can watch it on this blog post. If you have questions for Mark and Sam, email them to sportshangout@latimes.com and we will try to get them answered live during the chat. Watch Rob Parker wonder if RGIII is a 'cornball brother' Bode Miller hits his wife in the face with errant golf shot Mike Eruzione to auction off his 1980 Olympics hockey jersey