Head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton, along with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, have been recently punished for running a bounty program against opposing players in 2009. One aspect of sporting deviance is violence. This bounty program offers a clear example of violence in football. The extent to which the NFL went to punish those involved with this program shows their desire to eliminate unnecessary violence from the game. Sean Payton was suspended for one year without pay, while Williams has been suspended indefinitely. In addition, the Saints organization has been fined $500,000 and has had two second round draft picks taken away. The severity of these punishments hopefully will lead to the reduction of deviant violence in football.
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