NFL Drops the HAMMER on the Saints

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Rams | Gregg Williams suspended indefinitely
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:01:15 -0700

St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams have been suspended indefinitely for his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program. This case will be reviewed after the 2012 season and the NFL will consider reinstatement.

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Saints | Punished for bounty program
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:59:00 -0700

The New Orleans Saints have been fined $500,000 and have lost second-round draft choices in the 2012 and 2013 NFL Draft for the bounty program they had for several years.

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Saints | Mickey Loomis fined and suspended
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:56:57 -0700

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has been suspended without pay for eight games and fined $500,000 for his involvement in the team's bounty program.

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Saints | Sean Payton suspended for 2012 season
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:56:10 -0700

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for the entire 2012 season for his involvement in the team's bounty program.

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Goodell lowers boom on the Saints
Posted by Mike Florio on March 21, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT


As expected, Commissioner Roger Goodell has hit the Saints hard for the bounty system that was employed for three seasons.

Per a league source, head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for the full year.

But it could have been worse for Payton. Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely. (Presumably, that means at least a year.)

Also, G.M. Mickey Loomis has been suspended for eight games.

More to come.
 
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NFL hammers Saints for bounties
Updated: March 21, 2012, 12:58 PM ET
ESPN.com news services

The NFL came down hard on the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday.

Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for eight regular-season games, the team was fined $500,000 and lost two second-round draft picks (one in 2012 and '13) as a result of a bounty program conducted by the team during the 2009-11 seasons.

Details of an NFL investigation released at the beginning on March reported that the Saints' bounty program gave thousands of dollars in payoffs to players for hits that knocked targeted opponents out of games. The NFL said the amounts reached their height in 2009, the season the Saints won the Super Bowl.

The league said between 22 and 27 Saints defensive players were involved in the program.

Williams, now defensive coordinator of the Rams, has admitted to and apologized for running the program.

Payton and Loomis apologized and took the blame for violations that "happened under our watch," but not until almost a week after the NFL pointed to them for failing to stop the program.

Goodell has frequently taken a hard line on any action that threatens player safety. He suspended Detroit's Ndamukong Suh for two games for stomping on an opponent last season; banned Pittsburgh's James Harrison for one game after a series of flagrant hits that culminated in a collision with Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy's helmet; and has ramped up the amount of fines for what the league terms "egregious hits."

Goodell fined the New England Patriots $250,000 and their coach, Bill Belichick, $500,000 for the Spygate scandal in 2007, when the team was caught illegally videotaping the Jets' sideline. New England also was stripped of a first-round draft pick.
 
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The New Orleans Saints ran an illegal bounty system targeting opposing offensive players.

NFL BOUNTY SCANDAL

And now they are the ones paying a heavy price for those actions.

The NFL came out strong against multiple members of the Saints organization for their participation or connection with the bounty system that was run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams between 2009 and 2011.

Williams has been suspended indefinitely by the league, with Goodell to review his suspension after the 2012 season.

Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season. General manager Mickey Loomis is also suspended without pay for the first eight regular-season games of the 2012 season. The NFL claims Payton and Loomis had knowledge of the bounties but failed to take steps to stop them.

The Saints also were fined $500,000 and stripped of second-round draft choices in 2012 and 2013.

Sainst assistant coach was suspended without pay for the first six regular-season games.

The penalties are the most severe and wide-ranging against a team since NFL commissioner Roger Goodell disciplined the New England Patriots for the “Spygate” scandal of 2007.

In early March, the NFL announced findings of a lengthy investigation that revealed activities strictly barred by the league. Saints players and others within the franchise including Williams contributed to a bounty pool that reached as much as $50,000.

Players were rewarded $1,500 for what were described as “knockout” hits and $1,000 for “cart-offs” (i.e. an injured opponent being taken off the field on a medical cart). The payoff amounts were doubled or tripled during the postseason.

Sports Illustrated first reported that Saints linebacker Jon Vilma offered a $10,000 reward to any teammate who could drive Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre out of the NFC Championship Game in January 2010. Favre played the entire game but was the victim of numerous borderline hits, including a high-low shot by defensive linemen Bobby McCray and Remi Ayodele that caused a serious ankle injury. Defensive end Anthony Hargrove also was flagged and fined by the NFL for a late-hit on Favre.

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The former Cardinals QB was injured in a 2010 playoff game against the Saints.

The bounty system flies in the face of the player safety initiatives Goodell has instituted during his six-year tenure as NFL commissioner.

“It is our responsibility to protect player safety and the integrity of our game,” Goodell said in a statement released earlier this month. “This type of conduct will not be tolerated. We have made significant progress in changing the culture with respect to player safety and we are not going to relent. We have more work to do and we will do it.”

The NFL initially began investigating the Saints in the fall of 2010 when allegations were made that New Orleans players were targeting Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner during an early-season matchup. Initially unable to prove a bounty system existed, the NFL reopened its inquiry after new information surfaced during the 2011 season. The final report measured 50,000 pages with internal Saints emails part of the 18,000 documents submitted.

When news of the scandal surfaced, players on other teams that Williams coached admitted that similar bounty programs existed to varying degrees. Williams left the Saints at the end of the 2011 season to become defensive coordinator in St. Louis. The Rams have taken no official action against Williams while awaiting the NFL’s announcement of sanctions.

An NFL coach since 1990 at levels ranging from defensive assistant to Buffalo Bills head coach (2001 to 2003), Williams initially lied to NFL investigators when questioned about the existence of the bounty program.
 
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If you own the Saints, you just appoint an interim, or do you fire Payton?

And if you're the Rams... who do you bring in to run your defense now?

Man... the Cowboys road to the SB just got a little easier.
 
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Midswat said:
Oh yeah, we play the Saints this year.
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Would love to see the Redskins lose some draft picks also.

Any chance Payton gets fired and replaces Garrett here? :whistle
 
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