Saints Sean Payton Suspended for One Year, D Coordinator Williams Banned Indefinitely

[Conley]

The NFL handed down sweeping and unprecedented punishment Wednesday for bounties paid out on big hits, suspending New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banning the team's former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, who now works for the St. Louis Rams.

Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason. He is accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called "particularly unusual and egregious" and "totally unacceptable."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718136/sean-payton-new-orleans-saints-banned-one-year-bounties

Wow, talk about lowering the BOOM. They got what they deserved, too bad the Patriots never did but that is old news.

[MMC]

The NFL handed down sweeping and unprecedented punishment Wednesday for bounties paid out on big hits, suspending New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banning the team's former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, who now works for the St. Louis Rams.

Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason. He is accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called "particularly unusual and egregious" and "totally unacceptable."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718136/sean-payton-new-orleans-saints-banned-one-year-bounties

Wow, talk about lowering the BOOM. They got what they deserved, too bad the Patriots never did but that is old news.

Beat me to it.....I saw it as i was reading that Smith signed with the 49ers. No doubt and Payton had to know ther was no way round it.

[Peter1469]

They should have gotten life-time bans and they should be talking to a grand jury about criminal indictments.

[Conley]

These are the kinds of hits they're using to knock guys out of games - way after the play is over. For people who don't watch football, as soon as the offensive player gets into the end zone, it's a touchdown. That's why he slowed down.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-9xxLjy3Eo

[Conley]

This is a much worse shot on the same guy, trying to blow out his knee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhgrqETk_JQ

[MMC]

They suspended Willams indefinately. Plus now they are going to go after those Saints Players. Wonder if they will say anything to Drew Brees since he knew too.