Vilma's suspension begins immediately

The season-long suspension for LB Jonathan Vilma will begin immediately, the NFL announced. The league said Vilma helped in "establishing and funding the program." The league said multiple independent sources also confirmed that Vilma offered a specific bounty -- $10,000 in cash – to any player who knocked Arizona QB Kurt Warner out of the 2009 divisional playoff game and later pledged the same amount to anyone who knocked Vikings QB Brett Favre out of the 2009 NFC championship game the following week. Vilma is eligible to be reinstated after the Super Bowl in 2013.