The Louisiana Legislature is asking the NFL to reconsider the penalties imposed on the New Orleans Saints for their three-year participation in a "bounty" program, in which coaches rewarded players for knocking out opponents or forcing them to be carted off the field. The formal request received final legislative passage with a 28-1 Senate vote Monday. In the resolution, lawmakers say there is "widespread public opinion throughout the state of Louisiana and beyond that the penalties imposed upon the Saints are too harsh and should be reconsidered." NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season effective as of April 16. Source: NFL.com
Yes, this one act makes them look dumb. Maybe the state lawmakers but the federal ones have looked dumb for at least the last 3 years. I can see them doing that because of so called evidence that we know of has been shown to be untrue. But still I wish it would die already. No way the commish backtracks now. But it is a way to show their solidarity with the Saints. Roger better be happy they have a collective bargaining agreement because they would be up crap creek without one. All of those penalties would be reversed otherwise.
