Payton was banned for all of the 2012 season for his role in the pay-for-injury programme

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Payton was banned for all of the 2012 season for his role in the pay-for-injury programme

Thearon W. Henderson

New Orleans coach Sean Payton, pictured in January, banned for the upcoming NFL season over the Saints' "bounty" scandal, met Thursday with league commissioner Roger Goodell to appeal his punishment.