Introduction
New Orleans, Louisiana was awarded its first National Football League franchise on November 1, 1966. The franchise became the 16th team in the National Football League and was named the Saints due to the fact that the birthday of the franchise falls on the Roman Catholic Church’s All Saints Day; widely appropriate considering New Orleans is predominately a Catholic city. The city of New Orleans and its beloved franchise has had to deal with some of the most adverse situations imaginable. For example, on August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and caused widespread damage to the Saints home stadium, the Louisiana Superdome. That year the Saints went just 3-13 however, bounced back in 2006 with a trip …show more content…
1). The program lasted between 2009-11 and as many as 22-27 players were involved. Some of the highest paid bounties were targeted to starting quarterbacks Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Aaron Rodgers, and Cam Newton (Terrell, 2012, pg. 1). Disgustingly enough, this elaborate scheme had monetary rewards at different levels. If a Saints defensive player hit his target hard enough or had his target “carted off” the field he could receive a reward of $1,000 or worse “knocked out” his opponent for a reward of $1,500. This scandal and its entirety effected the Saints franchise as a whole but was targeted at Head Coach Sean Payton, General Manager Mickey Loomis, Assistant Head Coach Joe Witt, and of course Defensive Coordinator Gregg …show more content…
An incentive-based program for injuring players does not belong in the NFL. It is bad for the brand and bad for the people who play the game, which is far bigger than one coach or one team or one season (Darlington, 2012, pg. 1). Through the scandal there were many suspensions and penalties that were put in place to reprimand the franchise for its actions. Head Coach Sean Payton received a one-year suspension while General Manager Mickey Loomis was only suspended for eight games. Assistant Head Coach Joe Witt received a six game suspension and Defensive Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely from the team. The Saints also lost second round draft picks for the 2012-13 season and were fined $500,000 (Terrell, 2012, pg. 1). The suspensions were acceptable however; General Manager Mickey Loomis should have received a more lengthy suspension considering it was his team and that he hired Gregg Williams as Defensive Coordinator even with speculations that Williams administered similar bounty programs on previous teams that he coached (Harris, 2012, pg. 360). Furthermore, what hurt the already decrepit reputation of the Saints even more was that Mickey Loomis first denied the program, and then was allegedly instructed to halt the program by the team’s ownership, but did not follow through (Peitier, 2012, pg. 1). Ethical reasoning and successful management fit
New Orleans, Louisiana was awarded its first National Football League franchise on November 1, 1966. The franchise became the 16th team in the National Football League and was named the Saints due to the fact that the birthday of the franchise falls on the Roman Catholic Church’s All Saints Day; widely appropriate considering New Orleans is predominately a Catholic city. The city of New Orleans and its beloved franchise has had to deal with some of the most adverse situations imaginable. For example, on August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and caused widespread damage to the Saints home stadium, the Louisiana Superdome. That year the Saints went just 3-13 however, bounced back in 2006 with a trip …show more content…
1). The program lasted between 2009-11 and as many as 22-27 players were involved. Some of the highest paid bounties were targeted to starting quarterbacks Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Aaron Rodgers, and Cam Newton (Terrell, 2012, pg. 1). Disgustingly enough, this elaborate scheme had monetary rewards at different levels. If a Saints defensive player hit his target hard enough or had his target “carted off” the field he could receive a reward of $1,000 or worse “knocked out” his opponent for a reward of $1,500. This scandal and its entirety effected the Saints franchise as a whole but was targeted at Head Coach Sean Payton, General Manager Mickey Loomis, Assistant Head Coach Joe Witt, and of course Defensive Coordinator Gregg …show more content…
An incentive-based program for injuring players does not belong in the NFL. It is bad for the brand and bad for the people who play the game, which is far bigger than one coach or one team or one season (Darlington, 2012, pg. 1). Through the scandal there were many suspensions and penalties that were put in place to reprimand the franchise for its actions. Head Coach Sean Payton received a one-year suspension while General Manager Mickey Loomis was only suspended for eight games. Assistant Head Coach Joe Witt received a six game suspension and Defensive Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely from the team. The Saints also lost second round draft picks for the 2012-13 season and were fined $500,000 (Terrell, 2012, pg. 1). The suspensions were acceptable however; General Manager Mickey Loomis should have received a more lengthy suspension considering it was his team and that he hired Gregg Williams as Defensive Coordinator even with speculations that Williams administered similar bounty programs on previous teams that he coached (Harris, 2012, pg. 360). Furthermore, what hurt the already decrepit reputation of the Saints even more was that Mickey Loomis first denied the program, and then was allegedly instructed to halt the program by the team’s ownership, but did not follow through (Peitier, 2012, pg. 1). Ethical reasoning and successful management fit