Sean Payton

Saints hire Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator

2013-02-09 18:02:00

New Orleans Coach Sean Payton on Saturday announced the hiring of Rob Ryan as New Orleans' new defensive coordinator. Ryan, the brother of New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan, spent the past two seasons as Dallas' defensive coordinator. He was fired after last...

Saints hire Rob Ryan to be defensive coordinator

2013-02-09 11:31:00

Rob Ryan's five minutes of unemployment lasted four weeks, but he's now the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. When Ryan became one of the fall guys for the Dallas Cowboys' failed season, he said he wasn't worried about losing his job...

NFL reinstates 'bountygate' coach Gregg Williams; Titans hire him

2013-02-07 10:58:00

The NFL has reinstated former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after suspending him for his role in the New Orleans' bounty scandal, and the Tennessee Titans have added him to their coaching staff as senior assistant coach....

NFL reinstates Sean Payton as coach of New Orleans Saints

2013-01-22 07:53:00

Sean Payton has been reinstated as coach of the New Orleans Saints, the NFL announced Tuesday morning. Payton was suspended for a year for his role in the Saints’ "bountygate" scandal, although the players allegedly involved had their...

Who was the biggest winner and loser in Paul Tagliabue's decision?

2012-12-12 10:38:00

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue affirmed Tuesday the "factual findings" of Commissioner Roger Goodell but vacated any penalties to the players involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Writers from around the Tribune Co. will discuss who...

Live discussion: NFL Slam with Mark and Sam

2012-12-14 10:46:00

This week's Friday edition of our NFL Google+ hangout -- "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame -- will start at 11:30 a.m. today and cover a host of topics. One topic could...

Colts, Bears are on the upswing in the NFL

2012-11-04 20:00:00

Lots of talk these days about swing states and which way they're leaning. So it's fitting that the most intriguing NFL stories are those teams and players that are in a dramatic state of swing. Take the Indianapolis Colts, for instance. At the end of...

NFL Week 7: These moments will stick in the memory

2012-10-21 19:05:00

The most curious NFL news Sunday was that the league is investigating the San Diego Chargers for using Stick 'em, the glue-like goop that helps players hang on to the football. The Fox report said an equipment manager was concealing the substance on...

Bounty hunters are not new in the NFL

2012-10-09 00:00:00

There they were Sunday night, during the televised NFL game, their pictures flashed to a nation of TV viewers, with penalties incurred listed below. They were three known New Orleans Saints evildoers. They might just as well have been on the wall of a...

Drew Brees, Saints keep rolling through the record books

2012-01-08 04:33:25

Saints go marching in -- straight to the NFL's costly doghouse

2012-03-21 16:37:05

The Morning Fix: 'Hunger Games' music hot. Changes at 'The Office.'

2012-03-22 16:33:22

The NFL suspended New Orleans Coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players.

2013-01-07 00:00:00

Many called the penalties unfair and criticisms of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's transparency forced Goodell to appoint NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue as an independent arbitrator. Tagliabue subsequently overturned all player suspensions.

2012-12-13 15:15:26

Sean Payton would be a different kind of Bears coach.

2012-12-12 06:37:00