Tom Benson won't go back to Baton Rouge

[Hokie]

Saints owner is taunted by fans

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW ORLEANS -- Personal safety concerns might keep team owner Tom Benson from returning to Baton Rouge for New Orleans Saints games.

He sent an e-mail Sunday night to NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, saying he definitely would not go back to Tiger Stadium. Copies of the e-mail were obtained by The Times-Picayune and WWL-TV in New Orleans.

Benson was taunted by fans and had an altercation with a TV camera crew after the hurricane-displaced Saints' loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins. The anger toward Benson stems from talks he apparently had about relocating the team to San Antonio, where the Saints practice and play some of their home games.

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Congrats Tom! You are now the most unpopular owner since Art Modell

[KamaAina]

1. Too bad there isn't a place in the Northeast he could move to

like, for instance, if Philly could support a second team. Then we'd see Benson geting taunted by fans!!

had an altercation with a TV camera crew Why am I thinking that it wasn't the TV camera crew that started this altercation?

I'm telling you, taking the team public, Packers-style, is the only way to go (foam fleurs-de-lis optional :-) )

[mduffy31]

4. The great thing about...

...the Packers arrangment. If the team ever gets sold to a private owner, he would have to buy all of the shares of the team, and build a VFW hall for it in Green Bay. It will never happen but could you imagine what a place that would be.

[KitchenWitch]

2. And what did he expect

A red carpet welcome?

:eyes:

[ronzo]

3. Fuck Him.

I've had it with his bullshit, and lord knows we've put up with a lot of it.

Moron.