NFL forced to close ‘NFL House’ pop-up due to Paris protests

The NFL closed its fan zone in Paris Saturday due to intense street protests, but the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers are still set to play the league’s first game in France Sunday, despite President Trump suggesting it push the face-off back.

Fans received a notification through the NFL’s “OnePass” app that the “NFL House” would be closed, citing “accessibility issues,” according to The Associated Press. The Saints similarly announced in a Saturday morning post to social platform X its fan event in Paris had been rescheduled to the following day.

Trump told reporters outside the White House Friday the NFL “probably could have postponed,” saying it looked like Saturday “is going to be a bad day in France.”

“I would’ve........

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