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By TMZGayle Benson says she has no plans to change her title as "owner" of the New Orleans Saints and the NO Pelicans ... but insists she's sensitive to the concerns of the players.Gayle's late husband, Tom Benson, bought the Saints in 1985 and the Pelicans in 2012 -- and she took over when...

Advocate Photo by Shawn FinkAdvocate Staff ReportIn the same stadium where a blown call last season likely cost the New Orleans Saints a Super Bowl berth, team owner Gayle Benson couldn't resist making a pointed remark or two about the "terrible no call" as Loyola University's commencement...

NewOrleansSaints.comDear Saints Fans, I want to thank you for your support throughout the 2018 New Orleans Saints season. We have received countless letters and emails since the season ended. Our football team showed that through the efforts of our entire organization working together that we...

By NewOrleansSaints.comYesterday’s result is still difficult to accept for all of us. I am thoroughly disappointed by the events that led to the outcome of yesterday’s game. Getting to the Super Bowl is incredibly difficult to do and takes such an unbelievable commitment from a team and...

Saints owner Gayle Benson signs autographs during New Orleans Saints Training Camp held at Tulane University's Yulman Stadium on Sunday, August 5, 2018. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe bottom right-hand drawer of...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayunePARIS, Ky. -- Gayle Benson doesn’t feel the Saints buzz around New Orleans the way you and I do.As the owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, her hectic schedule limits her...

New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson signs autographs before the start of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, La. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocatePeople who have gone to...

By Jennifer Larino | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSaints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson made her debut in this year's Forbes 400 list, an annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans. Benson is the only person from Louisiana to make the list.Forbes, which released its ranking on Wednesday...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and a trio of Saints players on Tuesday for an in-depth look at New Orleans' criminal justice system.Also, Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill joined...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate The New Orleans Saints are on the cusp of starting their first regular season without Tom Benson in more than three decades.Reminders of the late owner are everywhere: on the helmets and jerseys, on the practice field, out in front of the Superdome.The...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Chris Banjo did not plan the gesture.He's not even sure exactly how it happened.While Katie Crist sang the national anthem before Friday night's preseason game between New Orleans and Arizona, Banjo held hands with Saints owner Gayle Benson, a sweet...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneIt isn't often when Gayle Benson raises her voice, but when she did six years ago with Ken Trahan on the other end of the phone, he responded.Tom Benson, then the New Orleans Saints owner, had just been inducted into the team Hall of Fame...

NewOrleansSaints.comQ. As you enter your first season as owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, what are your plans for the season, are there any specific changes you plan to make to how the teams operate?A. My biggest goal as owner is to honor the legacy of my husband. He set such a...