Did Sean Payton Get Suspended From The NFL?
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Did Sean Payton get suspended from the NFL? This is a question that many people are asking after the news broke that the New Orleans Saints head coach had been suspended for one year.
Sean Payton’s career
Sean Payton is a professional American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was suspended from the NFL for the 2012 season due to his involvement in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal.
Payton’s early career
Sean Payton was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Eastern Illinois University. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, where he served as an offensive assistant for two seasons. He then spent four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Miami, before joining the New York Giants’ staff in 1999. Payton served as the Giants’ offensive coordinator for three seasons, during which time the team won Super Bowl XXXV.
In 2002, Payton was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their head coach. He led the Saints to a 9-7 record in his first season, and then led them to a NFC Championship Game appearance in 2006. The Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
In 2012, Payton was suspended for one season by the NFL due to his role in the Saints’ “bounty” scandal. Following his suspension, Payton returned to lead the Saints to a 9-7 record in 2013.
Payton’s time with the New Orleans Saints
Sean Payton was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from 2006 to 2012, winning Super Bowl XLIV in 2010. In 2012, Payton was suspended for the entire season by the NFL due to his involvement in a bounty scandal.
The accusations against Sean Payton
Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended by the NFL on Tuesday for the 2012 season, stemming from the team’s bounty system that awarded cash bonuses for injuring opponents. Payton is the first head coach suspended by the NFL since Chuck Pagano of the Indianapolis Colts was suspended for four games in 2012.
The Saints’ “bounty” scandal
In 2012, the New Orleans Saints were accused of running a “bounty” program, in which players were given cash bonuses for injuring opponents. The Saints were found to have run the program from 2009 to 2011, with head coach Sean Payton allegedly knowing about and approving of the program.
In response to the scandal, the NFL suspended Payton for the 2012 season. The Saints were also fined $500,000 and lost two draft picks.
Payton’s role in the scandal
On March 21, 2012, Payton was suspended for the entire 2012 season and former general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for eight games by the National Football League (NFL) as a result of their roles in a Saints bounty scandal. An investigation conducted by the league determined that Saints players were offered cash bonuses for “cart-offs” and “knockouts,” i.e. plays which resulted in opposing players having to be helped off the field or unable to return to play, during the 2009–2011 seasons. Head coach Sean Payton was aware of the program and failed to shut it down.
The suspensions were originally set to begin on April 1, 2012, but Payton filed an appeal on March 27. On April 18, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld Payton’s suspension. On October 19, after a season-long legal battle with the NFL that involved two appeals and a court case, Payton accepted his suspension without admitting any guilt in connection with the Saints’ bounty scandal; he subsequently missed the entire 2012 season.
Payton’s suspension
Sean Payton, the New Orleans Saints’ head coach, was suspended for the 2012 season by the NFL on Wednesday for his role in the team’s bounty program.
The NFL’s punishment
After an extensive investigation, the NFL handed down its punishment to New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton on Wednesday: a one-year suspension, effective April 1st.
The Saints were also fined $500,000 and will lose their second-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The team’s former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, who was at the center of the scandal, has been suspended indefinitely.
The punishments are the latest development in a story that has captivated the sports world for nearly a year. Here’s a look back at how we got to this point.
Payton’s appeal
On March 21, 2012, the NFL announced that Sean Payton had been suspended for the 2012 season as a result of his involvement in a “pay-for-performance” bounty system. Payton appealed the suspension, but it was upheld by Commissioner Roger Goodell on April 9.
The aftermath of Payton’s suspension
Sean Payton, the former New Orleans Saints head coach, was suspended for the 2012 season by the NFL. This was due to his involvement in a “pay-for-performance” scheme. Payton appealed the decision, but the suspension was upheld.
Payton’s return to the Saints
Following his 2012 suspension, Sean Payton returned to the New Orleans Saints in 2013 and led the team to a second Super Bowl victory. He has remained with the team ever since, winning another NFC Championship in 2018.
The Saints’ 2012 season
In 2012, the Saints were embroiled in a scandal involving the alleged bounty program run by then-defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. As a result of the scandal, head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the entire 2012 season. The Saints finished the 2012 season with a 7-9 record, missing the playoffs.
