103.7 THE LOON » New Orleans Saints http://1037theloon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NFL Suspends 4 Saints Players For Bounties http://1037theloon.com/nfl-suspends-4-saints-players-for-bounties/ http://1037theloon.com/nfl-suspends-4-saints-players-for-bounties/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:47:24 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=97501 NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has handed down suspensions to 4 players who were involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty incident.  The 4 include linebackers Jonathan Vilma and Scott Fujita, and defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith. 

]]> http://1037theloon.com/nfl-suspends-4-saints-players-for-bounties/feed/ 0 Getty Images New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Suspended One Year By NFL http://1037theloon.com/sean-payton-suspended/ http://1037theloon.com/sean-payton-suspended/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:12:54 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=81745 The NFL has suspended New Orleans Saints’ head coach Sean Payton for one year as punishment for the team’s admitted use of a bounty system from 2009 to 2011. Payton was aware of the system, which compensated players for hits inflicted on opponents.

Payton’s suspension is slated to begin April 1.

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