Saints Negotiations Break Down

NOP2001062603 - 26 JUNE 2001 - NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA: New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson pounds the podium at a press conference June 26, 2001 at Saints training camp outside New Orleans. Benson denied accusations by Louisiana officials earlier in the day that the Saints had broken off negotiations and planned to move to Mississippi or sell the team. The Saints say finances will force the team to leave if the state refuses to replace the 25-year-old Superdome with a new, football-only stadium. .mk/as/A.J. Sisco UPI.