Saints' Vilma and Others React to Bounty Report March 2, 2012, 6:55 pm It seemed as if it was going to be a pretty average Friday afternoon in Jonathan Vilma's off-season. The Saints linebacker took to Twitter, as he often does, to interact and have fun with his 60,000-plus followers. This afternoon's topic was laundry. Shortly after Vilma's playful tweet loaded with laundry advice, news broke of the New Orleans Saints" lucrative bounty system, which rewarded defensive players for injuring opponents and causing fumbles and interceptions. Vilma wrote: According to SI.com, a specific play involving Vilma was included in the N.F.L."s report sent to N.F.L. owners on Friday. Before the N.F.C. championship game in the 2009 season, Vilma was said to have offered $10,000 to any teammate who was able to knock Vikings quarterback Brett Favre out of the game. The report drew a very strong reaction on Twitter, from players, journalists and fans. Vilma, seemingly unfazed by the angry response by fans, retweeted a few sentiments from his followers that are not fit to print here because of the graphic language. The Saints organization also used Twitter on Friday to respond to the N.F.L."s report. The team's official Twitter account sent out a link to a statement from the Saints owner Tom Benson. I have been made aware of the NFL's findings relative to the "Bounty Rule" and how it relates to our club. I have offered and the NFL has received our full cooperation in their investigation.