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Today Profootballtalk.com reported in their RUMOR MILL that the league  reimburse New Orleans for  lost ticket revenue, parking, and concessions resulting from the home game that will be exported to London.

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"From the moment that the NFL decided to yank from New Orleans, only three years after Hurricane Katrina, one of the Saints' eight home games, we've been concerned about the move.  At a time when the city is struggling to rebuild, it needs the financial boost that comes from those rare Sundays with a full Superdome and everything else that goes along with it.

To defray these losses, the league will reimburse New Orleans for lost ticket revenue, parking, and concessions resulting from the home game that will be exported to London.

But is that enough?  The financial impact goes beyond ticket sales, parking, and concessions.  Hotels and restaurants will be pinched as well, and overall tax revenues will be depleted as well.

Then there's the emotional impact.  New Orleans needs the Saints, now more than ever.  While we fully support the league's decision to expand its popularity beyond our borders, there are 30 other franchises that have yet to take one for the team by giving up a home game.  Couldn't the Saints have been given an exemption for a few more years?  After all, the Saints lost all of their home games in 2005; why should they lose another one now?"

 

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ProFootballTalk.com reports that New Orleans Saints Defensive End Charles Grant, along with others, were injured in a club last night in Atlanta, GA.  Charles was stabbed in the neck, but according to reports is expected to be ok.

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