The New Orleans Saints hope to play a regular season game in Paris sometime in the next two years, but nothing has been finalized with the team or the NFL, Saints owner Gayle Benson said Friday.

Negotiations between NFL and French officials are on-going, with the league considering multiple cities for its 2026 International Series.

Saints president Dennis Lauscha said Tuesday the team was cautiously optimistic about securing a game in Paris as early as the 2026 season, but Benson said Friday those comments were premature.

“I’m very, very excited about the possibility of playing a game in Paris in ’26 or ’27, but we don’t know for sure,” Benson said. “The NFL has not given us the go ahead. We've got to be careful that we don't get ahead of ourselves."

The NFL hopes to announce its int

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