Why NFL's bounty decision deserves a flag N.F.L. Delivers Harsh Punishment to Saints Over Bounty Program NFL Punishes For 'Bounty' coach Payton suspended one year in scandal Roger Goodell did what he had but there are no winners Saints' story hits with severe sanctions for program season by Reacting punishment head Sean without pay 2012 hammers over bounties; banned New Orleans entire 'Bountygate' suspends

New Orleans Saints sanctioned for bounty program Head coach suspended for the year, team fined $500,000 for scheme that paid players to injure their opponents NFL's anger over bounty program wallops Saints The New Orleans Saints, are stumbling down pro football's dirty back alley with a Bourbon Street-size hangover after the NFL ruled that the Saints were sinners when it comes to the rules regarding gratuitous violence. Highlights of the NFL report on Bountygate 1. The Saints defensive team operated a pay-for-performance/bounty program, primarily funded by players, during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons. Under that program, players regularly made cash "donations" to a pool, and were "fined" for mental errors, loafing, penalties, and the like. At least one assistant coach (defensive coordinator Gregg Williams) also occasionally contributed to the pool ... NFL hits Saints hard over bounty program By Howard Fendrich AP Pro Football Writer New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended without pay for the 2012 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was banned indefinitely Saints apologize for bounty program The Saints have issued a statement in response to the punishments handed down to them from the NFL on Wednesday afternoon. New Orleans Saints bounty program costs coach The New Orleans Saints' crush-for-cash bounty system already cost them head coach Sean Payton for all of next season and general manager Mickey Loomis for half of it, plus two second-round draft picks and a $500,000 fine. NFL comes down hard on Saints, Williams The punishment for the Saints' "bounty" program includes a one-year suspension without pay for head coach Sean Payton, the NFL announced Wednesday. NFL Bans Saints' Coach Payton for Year Over Bounty Program The National Football League suspended Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton for one year, taking unprecedented action after finding the New Orleans Saints ran a bounty program that paid players for injuring opponents. Five steps for Saints' Benson to take Deep craters mark the Saints' organization following Wednesday's announcement of the discipline that key coaching staff and front-office members face following the NFL's investigation into their bounty program. NFL hits Saints with severe sanctions for bounty program Coach Sean Payton is suspended for a year and Gregg Williams, architect of program in which players were paid to knock opponents out of games, is suspended indefinitely. A $500,000 fine to Saints is among other penalties. For three years, the New Orleans Saints secretly doled out cash rewards to players for hits on opponents — $1,500 for knocking someone out of the game, $1,000 for getting a ...
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