NFL's Saints-Steelers Game in Paris Stays On as Steelers Cancel Fan Event Amid Unrest
Photo: Fox NewsThe NFL's Week 7 game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers remains set for Sunday in Paris, the league's first game in France, despite civil unrest and protests. On Thursday a Steelers fan event, Steelers House, was cancelled; the club said recent events in the Bastille neighborhood made proceeding inappropriate. The NFL has said the game is safe, and its own Fan House event on Friday and Saturday remains scheduled. Dani Watt, wife of Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt, publicly questioned why the game was not moved. The protests began over school conditions and teacher shortages and now include living costs, gas prices and frustration with President Emmanuel Macron. Pittsburgh is 4-2 and New Orleans 2-4.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing; alternative and right-leaning outlets had. Newsweek, on the alternative side, leads with backlash to the game going ahead, the protests' causes and standings, and says the league announced the cancellation. Fox News leads with the Steelers' cancellation, citing the club's statement to OutKick, and frames it as undermining the NFL's confidence, with commentator Dan Dakich questioning games abroad.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; alternative sources stress protest causes and backlash, while right sources stress the cancellation as a crack in the NFL's safety message.
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Newsweek leads with the game going ahead amid backlash, citing Dani Watt, and explains the protests' causes and team standings. It attributes the fan-event cancellation to the league.
Fox News leads with the Steelers cancelling their fan event, quoting the club's statement to OutKick. It contrasts this with the NFL's safety assurances and features commentator Dan Dakich and Dani Watt.