Goober Pyle 7,278 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 New Orleans Saints facing discipline again for COVID-19 violations by Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport for NFL.com TAMPA, Fla. -- The New Orleans Saints are again facing discipline for violations of the NFL's policies on COVID-19 that may have contributed to one of their star players becoming infected, and the punishment is likely to be the biggest yet for their third offense, sources say. Running back Alvin Kamara tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the team's Week 17 game after an interaction in the facility with a person not employed by the club who turned out to be positive -- a violation captured on surveillance video obtained by the NFL, per sources. Several other Saints running backs also missed the Week 17 game because they were deemed high-risk close contacts, and Kamara was only able to return for the wild-card round because of a favorable scheduling decision. The Saints previously were fined $250,000 and coach Sean Payton $100,000 for failing to properly wear face coverings in Week 2. The NFL also fined the team $500,000 and took away a seventh-round pick for a maskless celebration following its Week 9 win. While the discipline in this case has not yet been finalized -- and could be reduced if the Saints issue fines internally for violators -- it may end up including multiple and/or higher draft picks and an even larger fine. RYNE and jidady 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RYNE 6,099 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I don’t get not wearing a mask. It isn’t hard. If you want things to go back to normal then do your part. wnyfalconfan, Dem Birds, UnrealfalcoN and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott1988 291 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK-I4cAllXV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Edited February 7 by Scott1988 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jidady 10,430 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 That was absolutely insane of them. I'm not surprised after the Catholic Church cover-up last year, but it's still crazy. UnrealfalcoN, dfsutton and Rings 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott1988 291 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 4 minutes ago, jidady said: That was absolutely insane of them. I'm not surprised after the Catholic Church cover-up last year, but it's still crazy. what's insane are all the teams getting away with doing what the Saints keep getting punished for dfsutton, RedandBlack4ever, JDaveG and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dem Birds 10,794 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I think the NFL is kind of silly with their handling of covid, just because they allow certain things like playing a 3 hour contact sport but then you can't be in the locker room without a mask. I take covid very seriously but they seem to contradict themselves in some ways. That said I hope they take all their draft picks. Skin doc, nomak, celtiksage and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jidady 10,430 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 480 × 480 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UnrealfalcoN 4,180 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 31 minutes ago, Scott1988 said: what's insane are all the teams getting away with doing what the Saints keep getting punished for They didn't get punished for covering up a pedophilia scandal so that evens it out dfsutton, Born Again Georgian, jidady and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hjerry 26,681 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 37 minutes ago, Scott1988 said: Goober Pyle, Lornoth, UnrealfalcoN and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Killing Floor 1,026 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Anything better than aints is a W in my book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconsd56 26,647 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 They are just a trash organization. TF better hit grand slams just to wash the stink of that trash off of him. dfsutton 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blknoble357 183 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 3 hours ago, Goober Pyle said: New Orleans Saints facing discipline again for COVID-19 violations by Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport for NFL.com TAMPA, Fla. -- The New Orleans Saints are again facing discipline for violations of the NFL's policies on COVID-19 that may have contributed to one of their star players becoming infected, and the punishment is likely to be the biggest yet for their third offense, sources say. Running back Alvin Kamara tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the team's Week 17 game after an interaction in the facility with a person not employed by the club who turned out to be positive -- a violation captured on surveillance video obtained by the NFL, per sources. Several other Saints running backs also missed the Week 17 game because they were deemed high-risk close contacts, and Kamara was only able to return for the wild-card round because of a favorable scheduling decision. The Saints previously were fined $250,000 and coach Sean Payton $100,000 for failing to properly wear face coverings in Week 2. The NFL also fined the team $500,000 and took away a seventh-round pick for a maskless celebration following its Week 9 win. While the discipline in this case has not yet been finalized -- and could be reduced if the Saints issue fines internally for violators -- it may end up including multiple and/or higher draft picks and an even larger fine. But they are winning regularly. Something the Falcons aren't doing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UnrealfalcoN 4,180 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 4 hours ago, blknoble357 said: But they are winning regularly. Something the Falcons aren't doing Not when it matters RedandBlack4ever, JDaveG, Hard2BaBirdWachr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiler11 6,294 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 It would be nice if they were to say lose two 3rd round picks over the next two years. 1989Fan, FA91 and RedandBlack4ever 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989Fan 16,169 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 9 hours ago, UnrealfalcoN said: They didn't get punished for covering up a pedophilia scandal so that evens it out Game.set.match. UnrealfalcoN 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcons_Frenzy 3,839 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 The Falcons did their part. They stayed at least 6 feet away from the opposing teams at all times 😂 FA91, ki46dinah and JDaveG 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RetroRoq 650 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 The bigger issue is that Alvin Kamara REFUSED to wear a contact tracing device after he had tested positive. This is the point that the league is investigating... whether or not the Saints tried to enforce it or just waved it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nomak 4,739 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 12 hours ago, Goober Pyle said: New Orleans Saints facing discipline again for COVID-19 violations by Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport for NFL.com TAMPA, Fla. -- The New Orleans Saints are again facing discipline for violations of the NFL's policies on COVID-19 that may have contributed to one of their star players becoming infected, and the punishment is likely to be the biggest yet for their third offense, sources say. Running back Alvin Kamara tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the team's Week 17 game after an interaction in the facility with a person not employed by the club who turned out to be positive -- a violation captured on surveillance video obtained by the NFL, per sources. Several other Saints running backs also missed the Week 17 game because they were deemed high-risk close contacts, and Kamara was only able to return for the wild-card round because of a favorable scheduling decision. The Saints previously were fined $250,000 and coach Sean Payton $100,000 for failing to properly wear face coverings in Week 2. The NFL also fined the team $500,000 and took away a seventh-round pick for a maskless celebration following its Week 9 win. While the discipline in this case has not yet been finalized -- and could be reduced if the Saints issue fines internally for violators -- it may end up including multiple and/or higher draft picks and an even larger fine. And where'd we get our GM from..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nomak 4,739 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 11 hours ago, RYNE said: I don’t get not wearing a mask. It isn’t hard. If you want things to go back to normal then do your part. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nomak 4,739 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 9 hours ago, falconsd56 said: They are just a trash organization. TF better hit grand slams just to wash the stink of that trash off of him. So we got our GM from a trash organization..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nomak 4,739 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, Falcons_Frenzy said: The Falcons did their part. They stayed at least 6 feet away from the opposing teams at all times 😂 Brees passes stayed 6 feet away from his receivers...once again in the playoffs. Rings and Falcons_Frenzy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rings 7,585 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 11 hours ago, jidady said: That was absolutely insane of them. I'm not surprised after the Catholic Church cover-up last year, but it's still crazy. It is weird how that got completely brushed under the rug with everything else going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandtrap 2,376 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 It’s the little wins that matter 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hard2BaBirdWachr 1,399 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 14 hours ago, Scott1988 said: what's insane are all the teams getting away with doing what the Saints keep getting punished for And I love it too!! Take away their 1st round pick!! 😂😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hard2BaBirdWachr 1,399 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 11 hours ago, blknoble357 said: But they are winning regularly. Something the Falcons aren't doing Regular season champs 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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