5. New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton is suspended for the entire 2012 season for the team’s so-called “Bountygate” scandal.
Roger Goodell harshly punishes Payton for what many teams do: Target opposing players. Payton claimed no knowledge of the bounty program, but that made no difference in Goodell’s eyes, giving rise to the oft-attributed quite: “Ignorance is no excuse.” Which brings us to:
