• The New Orleans Saints are fined $500,000. In addition, because the violation involves a competitive rule, the Saints will forfeit their selections in the second round of the 2012 and 2013 NFL drafts.
• Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is suspended without pay for the 2012 NFL season, effective April 1.
• Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis is suspended without pay for the first eight regular-season games of the 2012 season.
• Former Saints (and current St. Louis Rams) defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is suspended indefinitely from the NFL, effective immediately. Commissioner Goodell will review Coach Williams’ status at the conclusion of the 2012 season and consider whether to reinstate him, and, if so, on what terms. Commissioner Goodell said he will give close attention to the extent to which Coach Williams cooperates with the NFL in any further proceedings.
• Saints assistant Head Coach Joe Vitt is suspended without pay for the first six regular-season games of the 2012 season.
• The Saints and the individuals disciplined today are expected to participate in efforts led by the league office to develop programs that will instruct players and coaches at all levels of the game on the need for respect for the game and those who participate in it, on principles of fair play, safety and sportsmanship, and to ensure that bounties will not be part of football at any level.
• The league also said the involvement of players in the bounty program remain under investigation and Goodell will address possible discipline at a later date.
  

(03-21-2012 01:12 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  Cool. Not as bad as it could have been. Yes, Payton will be missed, but Carmichael and Brees have a good enough grasp of the offense to keep it up.

Two second round picks was pretty light. I was expecting a lot more than that. Loomis' suspension is a joke since most of his job is during the off-season.

(03-21-2012 01:14 PM)mdrake34 Wrote:  Oh, so now you don't even need Payton at all to run the team? Guess you can just fire him since your QB and OC can run an entire team.

(03-21-2012 01:18 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  No. Spags will have full control of the defense as planned. Yes, it isn't ideal, but Carmichael has worked long enough with Payton that it should be earth shattering at all.