The Steelers arrived in the country on Friday morning after a Thursday evening flight from Western Pennsylvania.The Steelers' travel plan ahead of their game at Paris' Stade de France against the New Orleans Saints is raising some eyebrows.(AP Photo/Greg Payan)The plan was for the team to go from the airport to a practice, but that never happened.
Practice was instead canceled.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.STEELERS CANCEL PARIS FAN EVENT OVER FEARS OF UNREST WHILE NFL PUSHES AHEAD WITH ITS OWN EVENTAnd, no, it wasn't because of the civil unrest that has been in the news for a couple of weeks.It was that darn French wind."We had two plans coming in," Steelers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Friday.
"Just really wanted to activate the players after the long flight, just based off the communication with the weather, and just in reality of the timing too."We had to make the decision before we landed just to put it together.So, but frankly, driving by it, I wish we would have stopped.
But this is part of our plan, so we thought it'd be definitely activating."A fire burns as police officers in riot gear stand guard during civil unrest in Paris, France, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices on Oct.18, 2026.
(Reuters)NFL FRANCE PREPARATIONS CONTINUE AS STEELERS SPEAK WITH LEAGUE, LOUISIANA GOV JEFF LANDRY HEADS TO PARISWinds in the area were reported at a steady 20 mph so one might understand the team's decision not to trek over to practice.And no civil unrest has been reported in the area regardless of that being a problem in past days.
It's a problem McCarthy says is on his mind."Oh, definitely," he said."It's my responsibility to always be aware of anything that surrounds our football team, so definitely in tune.
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