New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (91) shakes hands with linebacker Jonathan Vilma in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Saints won 40-32. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (91) shakes hands with linebacker Jonathan Vilma in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Saints won 40-32. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
FILE - In this July 26, 2012, file photo, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives to testify at Federal Court in New Orleans. The suspensions of Vilma and three other players in the NFL's bounty investigation were lifted Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, by a three-member appeals panel and the league reinstated those players a few minutes later. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE - This May 22, 2012 file photo shows NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a new conference in Atlanta. The suspensions of four players in the NFL's bounty investigation have been lifted by a three-member appeals panel. The league reinstated those players a few minutes after Friday's, Sept. 7, 2012 ruling. The panel said Goodell did not have jurisdiction to hear the players' appeals of their punishment for their roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty program that paid cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
NEW YORK (AP) ? A person familiar with the plans tells The Associated Press that Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to discuss Vilma's suspension that was temporarily lifted last week.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not been announced.
Vilma was suspended for the 2012 season for his role in the Saints' bounties program that ran from 2009-2011. But an appeals panel ruled last Friday that Goodell must clarify his earlier rulings to ensure no part of his decisions was based on salary cap violations.
Goodell still could reinstate the suspensions to Vilma and three other players for participating in a pay-for-injure program that violates the league's detrimental conduct policy.
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AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this story.
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