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Saints won't comment on Benson incident; NFL: No big deal
WWLTV.com ^ | Monday, October 31, 2005

Posted on 10/31/2005 12:00:03 PM PST by caryatid

The Saints say they won’t comment and the NFL says the incident where owner Tom Benson lunged at an Eyewitness News camera, yanked it down and engaged in a vulgar shouting match with a fan is much ado about nothing much.

Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said they would not comment on the incident and that stance wouldn’t change.

The NFL said they will not fine Benson.

“It was nothing more than pushing a camera aside,” said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. “It appears to be not much more than a brief heated exchange. It was a tough day for the Saints and their fans. Emotions were flying high, but it never reached anything beyond that."

When questioned as to whether the NFL frowns on an owner lunging at and cursing a fan, Aiello responded that “nothing happened.”

Benson has been vilified by fans after reports that quoted the San Antonio mayor as saying the Saints owner wanted to relocate the team there. In addition Benson recently fired one of his top assistants, who alleged that Benson didn’t want to play any games in Louisiana this season.

The Saints ran an aggressive media campaign last week aimed at convincing fans that the team wants to return, but that the economics of a rebuilt New Orleans had to be answered first.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: benson; football; katrina; louisiana; neworleans; nfl; nosaints; saints

1 posted on 10/31/2005 12:00:03 PM PST by caryatid
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To: LA Woman3

* ping *


2 posted on 10/31/2005 12:00:36 PM PST by caryatid (Stand still and look until you really see ...)
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To: caryatid

Yawn!!!
Sometimes these reporter just egged others on, in the name of journalism, and they deserve what they get. These leeches think that because they belong to the press, that entitles them to interefere in the lives of other people at any time.


3 posted on 10/31/2005 12:03:58 PM PST by rawhide
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To: caryatid
I heard the reporter snuck into a private area to get a comment from Benson....
4 posted on 10/31/2005 3:18:09 PM PST by LA Woman3
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