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Sean Payton: NFL hiring of bounty whistleblower Mike Cerullo 'unbelievable'

The NFL six months ago hired one of the key witnesses who helped inform the league of the alleged New Orleans Saints bounty program.

Mike Cerullo, a defensive assistant with the Saints during 2009, is now working as the director of football administration, and after seeing this information reported on FOX's pregame coverage Sunday, Saints coach Sean Payton expressed on Twitter his displeasure with the hire.

"Troubling report by Jay Glazer regarding league hiring of fired Saints employee. Unbelievable," Payton tweeted.

-- Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) December 10, 2017

The Saints dismissed Cerullo after their Super Bowl winning season because the team claimed he lied about two personal leaves of absence.