Saints’ Benson Will Not Be Disciplined For Postgame Actions
NFL VP/PR Greg Aiello said that Saints Owner Tom Benson “will not be disciplined”
by the league after being involved in two separate incidents with a fan and a
WWL-CBS cameraman while leaving the game against the Dolphins Sunday at Tiger
Stadium in Baton Rouge, according to Mike Triplett of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE.
WWL Assistant News Dir Chris Slaughter said that the station “has no plans to
file a complaint with the league at this point.” He added that the station tried
to talk to team officials, “but those attempts were unsuccessful.” Neither Benson
nor the team issued a statement, deferring to Aiello (TIMES-PICAYUNE, 11/1).
NO SUPERDOME DECISION YET: Saints attorney Phil Wittmann declined comment
when asked if Benson “has decided whether to exercise a force majeure clause in
the team’s lease for the Superdome.” If the Saints invoke the clause before November
29, they could “get out of their contract with the state of Louisiana without
paying an $81[M] exit penalty” (Tom Orsborn, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 11/1).
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Hardberger Says San Antonio
Will Continue To Pursue Saints |
TALKS BEGAN BEFORE HURRICANE: San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger said that
talks with the Saints about relocating to the city “began long before” Hurricane
Katrina hit New Orleans, and that there is “no reason for them to cease as long
as Benson is contemplating moving his franchise.” Hardberger: “We will continue
our pursuit of the Saints. I’m not going to let a few harsh words of criticism
change that.” San Antonio City Council member Kevin Wolff said, “I certainly have
sympathy for the people of New Orleans. But this has nothing to do with that.
Benson was looking at his options before the hurricane and we were right there
in the mix. Now things are only worse in New Orleans” (SAN
ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/31 issue).
BATON ROUGE TICKETS: The Saints have “declined to release any ticket sales
numbers” for Sunday’s game against the Bears in Baton Rouge, saying only that
tickets “are available in all price ranges.” The team also clarified the process
of ticket sales and exchanges, saying tickets “cannot be exchanged to anyone other
than the season-ticket holder” and asking for future exchanges to be “completed
in advance in an effort to save our fans from the inconvenience of lines on game
day” (New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE, 11/1).
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