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Suspended New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton won't be able to apply for reinstatement until the day after Super Bowl XLVII, according to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter. There had been some speculation that Payton may be able to apply for reinstatement to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell earlier but according to Schefter, that won't happen. Source: The Times-Picayune
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