'Not awkward': Vilma, Smith, Williams face-to-face


                     
              New Orleans Saints football linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives at an attorney's office in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, for a session of the pay-for-pain bounty system with the New Orleans Saints. Friday's session is part of the latest round of player appeals overseen by former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.  (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
            
                  New Orleans Saints football linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives at an attorney's office in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, for a session of the pay-for-pain bounty system with the New Orleans Saints. Friday's session is part of the latest round of player appeals overseen by former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
By By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Pro Football Writer /  December 1, 2012
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As Vilma, wearing a gray suit, headed out of the building Friday, a reporter told him that Smith indicated the hearing was helpful.

‘‘Yeah? Well, we said that last time,’’ Vilma replied, ‘‘and we saw how that turned out. So we'll see what happens.’’

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AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this report.end of story marker

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