
The NFL is suspending former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely and Saints head coach Sean Payton for one year because of the team's bounty program, the league said Wednesday.
The league also is suspending Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis for the 2012 season's first eight regular-season games, and Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt for the first six regular-season games, the NFL said in a news release.
In addition, the Saints will be fined $500,000 and forfeit their second-round selections in the 2012 and 2013 NFL drafts, the league said. Ref. CNN
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New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory (29) leaps over Houston Texans defensive back Johnathan Joseph (24) in the first half of an NFL preseason football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 25, ...
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