I wanted to take a bit of time to ponder my response to the news of the National Football League’s sanctions of the New Orleans Saints. Yet I find that my initial thoughts haven’t changed during that time – I think the NFL did the right thing to sanction the Saints for their bounty program designed to hurt opposing players so they have to be taken out of the game, often with concussions. I believe that the suspension of Saints head coach Sean Payton for one season and an assistant coach...
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