It might be Spring Training, and the NBA & NHL seasons are in full swing, but yesterday was all about the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell crushed the Saints and their bounty program by suspending coach Sean Payton for the entire season, assistant coach Joe Vitt for 6 games, General Manager Mickey Loomis for 8 games, and their former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely. On top of that, Loomis was fined $500,000 and another $500,000 fine was brought down on the franchise as a whole. They will also lose two second round draft picks the next two years. And the Saints players shouldn’t feel too safe either. Rumor has it there may be fines or suspensions for Jonathan Vilma and other Saints defenders as well.
Anything that has come up in the past: Spygate, the Sal Alosi incident, and Big Ben’s multiple sexual assault allegations are miniscule compared to this. This is coaches paying players for hurting opposing players. It is 100% unacceptable and Goodell had to send a message. Consider it received.
In lighter news, future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning signed with the Broncos allowing the team to trade definitely-not-future Hall of Famer Tim Tebow to the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. People think Tebow is a bad quarterback but really he’s no worse than Mark Sanchez who has been awful in his 3 years in New York. Of course, the Jets are going to use him in their Wildcat offense (the former Brad Smith role). Tebow will be more like a running back who might rear back and throw it at any time. It’s an interesting weapon for the Jets but now they’re going to be even more under the microscope than before, which they do not appear able to handle. But hey, maybe Tebow can host SNL now.
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