Saints Coach Sean Payton's Suspension To Cost Him $5.8M

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton will lose more than $5.8 million during his suspension by the NFL, ESPN reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. A league official to told ESPN that Payton's suspension will end after the Super Bowl, which will be played Feb. 3, 2013 in New Orleans. Payton's suspension, which begins April 1, will last a little more than 10 months. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton will lose more than $5.8 million during his suspension by the NFL, ESPN reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. Of the sanctions against the Saints resulting from the bounty scandal, the most stunning was the season-long suspension for Payton. Although Payton didn’t administer the bounty program, he lied to the league in saying he wasn’t aware of it, according to the NFL investigation,he also allowed the program to continue after the league confronted the Saints about the bounties in 2009.

Source: Sporting News

 

some mistakes hold more weight than others.

 

shouldn't have lied.

 

Ouch...

 

Yea, his lying needs to come at a price but the NFL hypocrisy still pisses me off...

 

it does. do as I say not as I do or did.

 

That's one of the things I question. Why wasn't this investigated or penalized?

The Ravens put a bounty on Hines Ward and Rashard Mendenhall - Shutdown Corner - NFLBlog - Yahoo! Sports

 

I heard it would cost him $7 million.

 

He is asking Bill Parcells to coach the Saints this season.