NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

[Big-T]

Jason La Canfora ‏ @JasonLaCanfora
Gregg Williams is suspended indefinitely. Commish will review Williams situation at end of 2012 season and consider reinstatement

Jeff Darlington ‏ @JeffDarlington
NFL DROPS HAMMER: Sean Payton suspended for 2012 season, NFL announces. Mickey Loomis suspended 1st 8 games and must pay $500K fine

Jay Glazer @JayGlazer
Saints had planned to have Joe Vitt take over for Sean Payton as interim head coach but Vitt banned now as well

Chris Mortensen ‏ @mortreport
#Saints also losing second round draft picks in 2012 and 2013.

Further punishment or will that suffice?

 

[Patsrock]

Saints fines/suspensions

According to Adam Schefter

"Sean Payton suspended one year. Mickey Loomis 8 game and $500,000 fine. Saints fined $500,000 and a second round pick in 2012 and 2013"

According to Pro Football Talk

"Gregg Williams is suspended indefinitely"

From Chris Mortensen

"Saints asst head coach/LB coach Joe Vitt also gets 6 game suspension"

 

[Sicilian]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

Also heard the Saints have been docked a 2nd round pick in both 2012 and 2013.

 

[makoute]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

Where are the draft picks, this is not enough.

 

[cavtroop]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

draft picks, please. Precedent has been set.

 

[PrairiePat]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

That's pretty harsh.

 

[JDot]

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Twitter

Saints lost two second-round picks, one in 12 one in 13.​

No ones?

But wow, Peyton suspended a year..

 

[DarrylS]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

Prepare for the onslaught of comparisons to spygate, and somehow spygate will trump all of this for some idiotic reason..

Gives fodder to the mediots on ESPN, NFLN and all of the sports yakkers...

 

[Haterproof]

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OMG! This is too much. I'm going to jump back into the mix when I get off from work.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

Wow! It's too bad we have the Saints first this year and not next year(assuming the NFL wouldn't have taken that away since it would've been ours). Gonna be a rough season for them IMO

 

[PatsSox363804]

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The is really harsh, much more than I would have suspected. All we're going to hear about now is how Belichick didnt get suspended.

 

[Disco Volante]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

ESPN is reporting they're also losing two 2nd-round draft picks.

 

[tuckeverlasting]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

belichick got zero suspension.

 

[shmessy]

NO Saints HC Payton Suspended for One Year

No pay per CNBC.

 

[makoute]

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Twitter

Saints lost two second-round picks, one in 12 one in 13.​

No ones?

But wow, Peyton suspended a year..

They probably would have lost this years one, but the pats own that pick.

 

[102 Pat]

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Who dey, who dey think going to coach dem Saints?

 

[JMC00]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

I too am guessing it would have been this years 1st round pick.

 

[brdmaverick]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

There needs to be draft picks.

Fines and suspensions hurt individual people, draft picks directly punish the organization.

 

[Big-T]

re: NFL suspends Payton, Loomis & Williams; strips Saints of two draft picks

There needs to be draft picks.

Fines and suspensions hurt individual people, draft picks directly punish the organization.

They've lost this years and next years 2nd round picks

I'll add that to the OP.

 

[USCPatriot]

NFL Punishes Saints!

The NFL announced Wednesday that New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton will be suspended for one season without pay for his involvement in the team's bounty program. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has been suspended for eight games. Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely.

Link

Absolutely mind blowing.

Edit: did not see the other thread. go ahead and delete this one.