Sports | Sean Payton NFL Confirms: Saints Coach Gone for the Season Sean Payton out; Goodell rejects 'rogue coach' theory By Neal Colgrass Posted Apr 9, 2012 3:46 PM CDT Updated Apr 9, 2012 4:03 PM CDT Copied This Oct. 16, 2011 file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton watching his team warm up for an NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) See ya, Sean. The NFL today confirmed its ruling that New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton is out for the season over the team's "bounty" scandal, the New York Times reports. In upholding the suspension, Commissioner Roger Goodell disagreed with a Saints lawyer who blamed the bounty program on former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (who is banned from football indefinitely). Two team execs will also serve short suspensions. No word yet on whether Bill Parcells will replace Payton, but whoever does will have less than two weeks to prepare for the draft. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Contestant leaves Love Island USA after backlash. A big change may be coming to airport security: Keep those shoes on. Report an error