NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell rejected the appeals of head coach …

AP FILE PHOTO | published: April 10, 2012

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell rejected the appeals of head coach Sean Payton and other New Orleans Saints officials stemming from the league’s probe into the club’s bounty system. After hearing from Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and assistant head coach Joe Vitt last week, Goodell decided on Monday to uphold his initial sanctions, which include Payton’s suspension for the entire 2012 season. Next on Goodell’s agenda: discipline for players involved in the bounty program that began under defensive coordinator Gregg Williams in 2009, the season the Saints won the Super Bowl.