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NEW YORK -- Saints head coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and assistant head coach Joe Vitt are set to have their NFL appeals heard Thursday regarding the punishment theyve received for their roles in New Orleans bounty system. . League spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the hearing schedule in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon, about two hours after Paytons agent, Don Yee, said the coach and NFL were "trying to schedule a mutually convenient time for the proceedings" that would not interfere with peoples plans for the upcoming religious holidays. Aiello also said former Saints defensive co-ordinator Gregg Williams, who has since taken a job as defensive co-ordinator with the St. Louis Rams, did not appeal his indefinite suspension. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Payton for all of next season. Loomis was suspended for eight games, Vitt for six, and the Saints were fined US$500,000 and docked two second-round draft picks. The unusually tough penalties stemmed from an NFL probe which concluded that from 2009-11 the Saints offered improper cash bonuses for big hits that either knocked opponents out of games or left them needing help off of the field. Paytons suspension -- due to start last Sunday -- has been on hold pending his appeal, allowing him to get in a few extra days of work as he rushes to create a plan thats as detailed as possible for the Saints 2012 season. Beyond the punishment for Saints coaches and executives, the NFL still has to determine whether players who were involved in the bounty program will also be disciplined. Speaking at a press event Tuesday for new NFL uniforms created by Nike, Goodell said the NFL met with the players association representatives on Monday to discuss the leagues investigation of the Saints. "We shared more information with them so theyre up to speed," he said. Goodell added that he expected to speak with NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith again as soon as Wednesday. "I hope to be able to make some decisions soon," Goodell said. "I believe in getting as much information as possible," he said. "We respect the players. This is important because its a player safety matter. We think that we need to get some input from them." According to the league, Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 to any New Orleans player who sidelined Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre during the 2010 NFC championship game. No other players involved have been publicly identified by the NFL. Saints running back Pierre Thomas, who was modeling his teams new uniform at the NFLs fashion show, called possible player suspensions by the league "ridiculous." "Were players. Were going out there to make plays. Thats what the game is about," he said. "You play defence, your job is to tackle. "They can say they put a bounty out on me when I got knocked out against San Francisco in the playoffs. You can say they put a bounty out on me. Who knows? But theyre just targeting us right now," he said. "But Im not faulting the guy that hit me. Its the nature of the game. That happens." Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he couldnt speak directly to the Saints situation, but despite all the hits hes taken, hed be surprised if an opponent was trying to injure him. "We all respect each other so much," he said. "We all know how hard it is. It really surprised me that guys would want to try to intentionally hurt somebody. This is a fraternity. Theres so few of us that do it. The average life expectancy is three years in the NFL or something like that. "It would shock me if people were trying to intentionally hurt people." Thomas said he has not spoken with Vilma or any of his other teammates on defence. "They probably got a lot on their plate as it is. Its not my business to jump in," he said. Payton has spoken to his old boss, former Super Bowl winning coach Bill Parcells, about possibly taking over the Saints while he is suspended. Goodell has said he would be fine with Parcells stepping in. Thomas liked the idea, too. "I mean it would be great. Thats somebody coach Payton always talked about in meetings, admired him. He seemed like a great coach. I never played underneath him, but I learned a lot about him. I heard a lot about him. He seems like a great guy," Thomas said. "I know we would love to have him if it happens, but we would prefer Payton to be there with his team, to lead us on the way hes been doing." The Saints off-season training program begins April 16. Thomas is hoping that, no matter what happens, the bounty scandal will be settled by then. "Hopefully, this doesnt keep lingering on," he said. "You dont want this to linger on while were preparing for a season. You want to make sure everything is focused on one thing: Trying to get to that Super Bowl." 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