Why sean payton banned

Each club's principal owner and head coach must certify in writing by March 30 that no pay-for-performance system exists. Punishment for any Saints players involved will be determined later, because the league is still reviewing the case with the NFL Players Association. The discipline for the Saints' involvement in the bounty scheme is more far-reaching than what Goodell did in , when the NFL came down on the New England Patriots for illegally videotaping an opponent.

As recently as this year, Payton said he was entirely unaware of the bounties — "a claim contradicted by others," the league said. The league said that in addition to contributing money to the bounty fund, Williams oversaw record-keeping, determined payout amounts and who got cash, and handed out envelopes with money to players.

The NFL said that Williams acknowledged he intentionally misled NFL investigators when first questioned in , and didn't try to stop the bounties. Vitt was aware of the bounties and, according to the league, later admitted he had "fabricated the truth" when interviewed in Loomis knew of the allegations about bounties no later than in February , when he was told by the league to end them.

But the NFL said he later admitted he didn't do enough to determine if there were bounties or to try to put an end to them. Social Sharing. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised. Football is a violent game by nature.

Successful teams reward their players with new contracts for more money and longer years. The team should have been sternly warned and the penalties imposed should have been no harsher than what Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots received for the Spygate incident or what someone like Ndamukong Suh got for stomping a player out on national television.

The NFL said payoffs went to 22 to 27 defensive players for inflicting game-ending injuries on targeted opponents, including quarterbacks Brett Favre and Kurt Warner. All payouts for specific performances in a game, including interceptions or causing fumbles, are against NFL rules. The NFL warns teams against such practices before each season, although in the aftermath of the revelations about the Saints, current and former players from various teams talked about that sort of thing happening frequently although not on the same scale as the NFL found in New Orleans.

Punishment for any Saints players involved will be determined later, because the league is still reviewing the case with the NFL Players Association. So far, though, the discipline for the Saints' involvement in the bounty scheme is more far-reaching than what Goodell did in , when the NFL came down on the New England Patriots for illegally videotaping an opponent. In a memo sent out to the NFL's 32 teams, Goodell ordered owners to make sure their clubs are not offering bounties now.

Each club's principal owner and head coach must certify in writing by March 30 that no pay-for-performance system exists. As recently as this year, Payton said he was entirely unaware of the bounties "a claim contradicted by others," the league said.