Goodell upholds suspensions of Payton, Loomis, Vitt

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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

I think part of the reason behind the appeal was to buy some time for Payton to get everything set up before he left for the year. The process itself bought Payton 15 days (April 1 was the original suspension date now it's April 16).

Yup, if anything this just bought him some more time. Plus the commish may reduce the fines if everything goes smoothly, and possibly reduce the severity of the draft pick.