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It determined that Williams had initiated the fund soon after he arrived in New Orleans in 2009, in hopes of making the defense more aggressive. Between 22 and 27 Saints defensive players were involved. The players and Williams contributed their own cash to the pot, and received cash payments based on their performance in the previous week's game.
The Saints nearly fell victim to the very rule spawned by last year's pass interference controversy in the NFC championship.
Goodell spoke about the controversial no-call in the NFC title game that arguably denied the Saints a trip to Super Bowl LIII. His response: These things happen and the NFL has to do better
The outsized role of Saints executives could draw new attention from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is scheduled to address reporters Monday as New Orleans prepares to host its 11th Super Bowl.
Despite changes in the Australian Classification Board to adopt rules to use the R18+ rating for video games in January 2013, Saints Row IV was the first video game under these new rules to be denied classification, due to the presence of drug use and an in-game alien anal probe weapon. [211]
The game received a 26.1 television rating in New Orleans, the lowest of any market and by far the lowest ever in New Orleans. [32] The general ratings were also the lowest in a decade, with average viewership at about 98 million and total viewership reported as 149 million. [33]
Thomas Milton Benson Jr. (July 12, 1927 – March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner. He was the owner of several automobile dealerships before buying the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985 and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2012.
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