Steelers Cancel Paris Fan Event, Keep Game Plans

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL canceled a planned Steelers House fan event in Paris after recent events in the city’s Bastille neighborhood, while saying preparations for the Steelers’ game against the New Orleans Saints would continue as planned. The organizations announced the cancellation in a joint statement Thursday, October 22. They said the decision followed recent events in Bastille and careful consideration. The statement said other NFL events in Paris could be tracked through the NFL OnePass app. The game, scheduled for Sunday, October 25, at Stade de France, is to be the NFL’s first regular-season matchup in France. The league and teams have not announced a change to the game plan. Their statements describe the event as scheduled, not as having already taken place. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that he had a high level of confidence in the security preparations. He said the league had made arrangements and was in contact with French and Parisian authorities. Goodell also said he had spoken with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the situation. Rubio said the U.S. Embassy believed the game would be fine and that there was no indication it...