NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints are here to stay and new owner Gayle Benson says she doesn't plan on going anywhere.
Benson put her commitment in writing Thursday in a letter to the 31 other NFL team owners. In the letter, Benson says she will own the Saints until she dies with the same drive and focus her late husband Tom had.
“My husband’s plan and desire was for me to have full voting control of the Saints,” Benson wrote. “I understand this and I want to reassure you that I am fully prepared to assume this role. Moving forward, I too, will provide the Commissioner with my very own Ownership Succession Plan of the New Orleans Saints. Please rest assured that I will own and operate this franchise until my death and do so with the same drive and focus towards success that my husband displayed throughout his life.”
Benson said the Saints organization is in good financial shape with a waiting list for season tickets that now exceeds 60,000 fans.