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Fletcher: NFL & Saints working on Paris game in 2025 or 2026
Posted on 8/13/24 at 10:05 am
Posted on 8/13/24 at 10:05 am
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Posted on 8/13/24 at 10:10 am to rt3
Selfishly I want this in 2025 to use 2026 to travel to the World Cup games, but either way this is going to be awesome!
Posted on 8/13/24 at 10:46 am to rt3
I know as a fanbase we are not wild about international games, but the Saints could OWN that city and country's fanbase if they ramped up the marketing for it.
Parisians and rural French alike know Louisiana's special connection to the country, and that fleur de lis is instant appeal on everything. It would be a great way to make up a few bucks for being a small market.
Sure, the appeal of American football has room to grow over there, but unlike London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and even Barcelona... Paris hasn't been touched as a market. The Saints could make a big impression being first through the door... and that will mean extra dollars long-term.
Parisians and rural French alike know Louisiana's special connection to the country, and that fleur de lis is instant appeal on everything. It would be a great way to make up a few bucks for being a small market.
Sure, the appeal of American football has room to grow over there, but unlike London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and even Barcelona... Paris hasn't been touched as a market. The Saints could make a big impression being first through the door... and that will mean extra dollars long-term.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:08 am to rt3
As long as it’s a road game and not a home game
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:09 am to SpqrTiger
Gail is selling the team and it will be moved to Paris
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:10 am to rt3
Oh HELL NO
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:17 am to SportsGuyNOLA
This would be awesome
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:28 am to Fun Bunch
Maybe they will cook the Last Supper for us.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:36 am to Fun Bunch
I mean it does rob you of a home game which isn't nothing in the NFL, plus knowing how the scheduling gods treat us we'd probably get a Thursday night game upon our return
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:44 am to BilJ
We have to lose a home game every so often anyway with Europe, and with the longer schedule you may still get 8 home games
Posted on 8/13/24 at 2:47 pm to Fun Bunch
If this gets New Orleans a direct flight to Paris for a bit I’ll be happy. It sucks we can’t fly direct to somewhere closer to the middle of the continent.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:19 pm to Eighteen
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As long as it’s a road game and not a home game
Does anyone know how this works for season ticket holders? Would we get 1st dibs? Would the season cost 10% less if we opt out? Could be a good excuse to go to Paris.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:33 pm to ned nederlander
AirFrance had a direct one briefly last year for some conference for a couple of weeks
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:01 pm to ned nederlander
MSY has a direct flight to Heathrow. Wife and I flew direct to London...then the train to Paris for the games.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:18 pm to SpqrTiger
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I know as a fanbase we are not wild about international games, but the Saints could OWN that city and country's fanbase if they ramped up the marketing for it. Parisians and rural French alike know Louisiana's special connection to the country, and that fleur de lis is instant appeal on everything. It would be a great way to make up a few bucks for being a small market. Sure, the appeal of American football has room to grow over there, but unlike London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and even Barcelona... Paris hasn't been touched as a market. The Saints could make a big impression being first through the door... and that will mean extra dollars long-term.
Could then double down and become the team of the 3rd world immigrants flooding into France as well!
Posted on 8/13/24 at 9:53 pm to rt3
Cantrell must be doing work
Posted on 8/13/24 at 10:28 pm to CaptainJ47
Doesn't have to be our home game....
Posted on 8/13/24 at 11:04 pm to rt3
don't like losing a home game, but makes sense and it's better than the usual London games
Posted on 8/14/24 at 11:13 am to rt3
This was evident when the team got the marketing rights to France. The 17th game will eventually just become an international game.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 3:38 pm to ned nederlander
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If this gets New Orleans a direct flight to Paris for a bit I’ll be happy. It sucks we can’t fly direct to somewhere closer to the middle of the continent.
Only if they bring back a Concorde type plane. I don’t know if I could handle a 10-12 hour flight and deal with layovers in Hotlanta or JFK.
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