Saints fined again...and lose a pick

[Captain Morgan]

The NFL fined the Saints $500,000 and took away a seventh-round draft pick for not wearing masks during their postgame celebrations after beating Tampa Bay 38-3 in Week 9, league sources told ESPN.

The Saints, who were none too happy about the discipline, have appealed the league's decision. The Saints believe other teams across the league also have celebrated victories without masks, but none have been bit hit the way New Orleans has.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30410182/saints-fined-500k-docked-7th-round-pick-not-wearing-masks-week-9-postgame-celebrations

Remember they traded away the 6th next year to get back in the draft and take a player we were talking with.  He's been cut.  The Saints will not have 6th or 7th round picks this year unless they make a trade.

 

[1of10Charnatives]

In the words of Denis Leary:

Whatafugintragedy.

[Mother Grabber]

forfeit the season for not following protocol...or does that only apply to the broncos?

[GoPanthers123]

It’s fair.  I think this is going to be the last winning season for them for a while.

[JawnyBlaze]

Saints always with the victim mentality when in reality they’ve been one of the league’s darings for over a decade.  They just gotta stop doing stupid things forcing the league to slap them on the wrist. 

[kungfoodude]

9 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

Saints always with the victim mentality when in reality they’ve been one of the league’s darings for over a decade.  They just gotta stop doing stupid things forcing the league to slap them on the wrist. 

The best part of them being a darling is that they keep fuging it up in the playoffs. It's absolutely amazing to watch.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

[WarPanthers89]

I didn’t think they had a 7th round pick?

[Harbingers]

Isn't that the exact same penalty the raiders got?

Also the league shouldn't be fugging around with 7th's. They should be going 3rds, 2nds and then 1st for each strike.

[Cookie Lyon]

LOL

I wonder what the punishment will be for the Ravens?

[kungfoodude]

43 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Isn't that the exact same penalty the raiders got?

Also the league shouldn't be fugging around with 7th's. They should be going 3rds, 2nds and then 1st for each strike.

Raiders lost a 6th. They were repeat offenders, which is why they got smacked harder. The NFL kept warning them and they basically ignored them.

[OldhamA]

2 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

The NFL fined the Saints $500,000 and took away a seventh-round draft pick for not wearing masks during their postgame celebrations after beating Tampa Bay 38-3 in Week 9, league sources told ESPN.

The Saints, who were none too happy about the discipline, have appealed the league's decision. The Saints believe other teams across the league also have celebrated victories without masks, but none have been bit hit the way New Orleans has.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30410182/saints-fined-500k-docked-7th-round-pick-not-wearing-masks-week-9-postgame-celebrations

Remember they traded away the 6th next year to get back in the draft and take a player we were talking with.  He's been cut.  The Saints will not have 6th or 7th round picks this year unless they make a trade.

 

Tommy Stevens? He's on our Practice Squad now.

[Snake]

51 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Isn't that the exact same penalty the raiders got?

Also the league shouldn't be fugging around with 7th's. They should be going 3rds, 2nds and then 1st for each strike.

1st is a bit much but a 2nd or 3rd would stop it add that with the suspension of the head coach for 4 games and it would come to a screeching halt. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Snake said:

1st is a bit much but a 2nd or 3rd would stop it add that with the suspension of the head coach for 4 games and it would come to a screeching halt. 

The NFL doesn't have the sack for that, especially with two teams that are in the playoff race. They'd create a Kaepernick level shitstorm that they completely don't want to be involved in during an already economically depressed year for them.