bounty

Kids wanting to be just like their athletic heroes is nothing new, but a Pop Warner football coach emulating the New Orleans Saints' "Bountygate" program, where players were paid extra to injure members of the other team? That's a twist. A very upsetting twist, if you ask the parents of the 10- and 11-year-olds who got the short end of this deal.

Here's what a few current and former Saints had to say:

The Who Dat Nation has an extra reason to be excited as we go into this weekend. Not only are the Saints opening the 2012 season at home against the Washington Redskins on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, but WWL New Orleans is reporting that a three member arbitration panel has vacated the suspensions of NFL players Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove.

Sean Payton isn't having the best 2012 so far. In the last 6 months he has been suspended from the NFL as a result of a bounty scandal and his marriage has fallen completely apart. So what does the Super Bowl winning New Orleans Saints head coach do in the wake of such misfortune? ...

As the NFL continues their investigation into the New Orleans Saints "Bounty Gate," the NFL Players Association has hired a legal counsel for the players that may be involved in the allegations.  The NFL has said that 22 to 27 defensive players were part of the Saints' pay-for-pain bounty pool, which awarded thousands of dollars of cash bonuses from 2009-11 for vicious hits that knocke

In light of the 'Bounty Gate' scandal and the one year suspension levied against Payton, reports have surfaced that Payton has at least floated out the idea that Parcells may be a good candidate to take over as a one year interim head coach while Payton serves his suspension.

Coach Payton may not be able to man the sidelines for the Saints next year, but he's got to do something, right?

Allow us to introduce you to a man by the name of Michael Ornstein. He is a convicted felon that many blame for the disqualification of Reggie Bush's "Heisman Trophy." He was also the marketing agent for the former Saint, Reggie Bush, and once served eight months in prison in 2010 for conspiring to scalp Super Bowl tickets and sell fake "game-worn" jerseys. Oh by the way, he is

So far the talk of the day has been about The New Orleans Saints Organization and the suspension of Head Coach Sean Payton for the 2012 football season. There is a lot of investigation going on about the 'bounty scandal', but now the official site for the New Orleans Saints has spoken up.

The National Football League has handed down the punishment to the New Orleans Saints for their bounty hunting program. The league did NOT come down easy on the Saints as Head Coach Sean Payton has been suspended for 1-year!!!! In addition to that suspension, the league also handed down more punishments to the Saints organization.

Lil Wayne is a good rapper. I would even go as far as to say he is a GREAT rapper. With that said, he should stick to rapping, because reporting on sports isn't really a good look. Weezy took to his sports related web series to voice his opinion on the New Orleans Saint bounty drama, and he is prosecuting to the fullest extent.

Love him or hate him, one thing is for sure: Chris Brown isn’t going away anytime soon, and the singer continues to be a subject of debate following his Grammy appearance and win last month.