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Jan 29, 2022 · Learn why Sean Payton was banned from the NFL for a year in 2012 over the bounty program and how he coached his son's team. Find out when he announced his departure from New Orleans Saints and what he plans to do next.
Head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the entire 2012 season —the first time since Chuck Fairbanks in 1978 that a head coach had been suspended and the first time a head coach was suspended by the league.
Mar 21, 2012 · Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely for the bounty program the team ran from 2009-11.
Jan 25, 2022 · Payton was suspended without pay for the 2012 season for his role in a scheme to pay players who hurt opponents and knocked them out of games, a scandal that became known as Bountygate.
Feb 2, 2022 · Payton was suspended for 1 year for his failure to stop the bounties, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams — who was deemed to be responsible for Bountygate — was suspended indefinitely (though this was overturned a year later), and the team was fined $500,000.
Mar 21, 2012 · The NFL punished the Saints and their coach Sean Payton for running a bounty program that rewarded players for injuring opponents. Payton was banned without pay for next season and fined $500,000, while the team lost draft picks and other penalties.
Mar 21, 2012 · The NFL announced the punishments for the Saints' bounty program, including a stunning one-year ban for head coach Sean Payton. Payton said he was "not OK" and "beside himself" after losing $8 million and his job.
