New Orleans Saints Hit Big Time With Suspensions

The New Orleans Saints were handed the most severe penalities in NFL history today.
From ESPN:  Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team's former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams.
Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason, accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday called "particularly unusual and egregious" and "totally unacceptable."
Sending a message by taking a harsh stand, Goodell also banned Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games next season -- believed to be the first time a GM was suspended by the NFL -- and assistant coach Joe Vitt for the first six games.
In addition, Goodell fined the Saints $500,000 and took away their second-round draft picks this year and next.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718136/sean-payton-new-orleans-saints-banned-one-year-bountiesBut this wasn't  the biggest NFL story.  The biggest story of the day was the Tim Tebow trade to the New York Jets.
The punishments seem a bit tough for the Saints because it pretty much will ruin their season, which is unfair to the Saints and their fans.  In addition, the NFL didn't cite any plays where a player was paid.
But if money was given to the players, the NFL is the least of their problems, I am sure the IRS is chomping at the bit to see if taxes were paid on the money given to the players.