I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

The Saints are Louisiana's team and have been since the late '60s when my predecessor Pete Rozelle welcomed them to the league as New Orleans' team and Louisiana's team. Our focus continues to be on having the Saints in Louisiana.

I'm a firm believer that all sports will eventually be global. Someday, we may have a quarterback from China named Yao Fling.

I'm not big into images. I'm into reality.

We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team.

Concussions is one of these pack journalism issues, frankly. There's no increase in concussions. The number is relatively small. The problem is, it is a journalist issue.