O'Keefe Media Group, the company that released the Redskins VP controversial audio, hints that it has tapes on the Saints set to be released

So supposedly the drug problem with Payton was so bad that the FBI was running an undercover operation to see how bad it was, got the evidence they needed, then just did nothing because Goodell said he’d suspend Payton for paying players minor cash bonuses in violation of league cap rules?

I think it’s more likely the low level nobody from Washington was down bad and was trying to impress his date with how connected he is. The equivalent of some random government employee saying they saw the aliens in Area 51.