NEW YORK — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended without pay for the 2012 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was banned indefinitely on Wednesday because the team's players were paid bounties for big hits on opponents from 2009-11.
NFL suspends Saints' Sean Payton, bans Gregg Williams over bounties
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | 2:12 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:12 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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