New Orleans Saints

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		Can I copy material from the Saints web site? The use of any materials found on www.NewOrleansSaints.com (including but not limited to the text, images, audio and/or video) or any other web site or networked computer environment is prohibited without the express written consent of the New Orleans Saints. You may download one copy of material found on this site to any computer for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Can I put a personal message (birthdays, wedding anniversaries, engagement announcements, etc.) on the message board screens, public address system or the Diamond Vision screens at Saints home games? Due to the volume of requests received for these types of messages, the Saints policy is that personal messages are not allowed on the message boards, public address or Diamond Vision screens. Can I try out to play for the Saints? The Saints do not hold any open tryouts for the team. All tryouts conducted by the football operations staff are by invitation only. Can I use the New Orleans Saints name and/or logos to promote my business? Only partners of the New Orleans Saints or the National Football League are allowed to use the club's name and logos for promotional purposes. For more information on becoming a Saints corporate partner, please call Ben Hales, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Broadcasting and Business/Marketing Operations, at (504) 731-1862. Can I watch the Saints practice? Fans can watch practices at the Saints' training camp in Metairie each summer (dates/times will be available on NewOrleansSaints.com). During the spring, the team usually has a couple of workouts that are open to the public. How can I buy tickets to a Saints home game? For specific dates and pricing information, call the Saints' ticket office at (504) 731-1700, or click on the ticket icon on this website. The Saints have two ticket offices: one in the lobby of the club's training facility at 5800 Airline Drive, and one at the Louisiana Superdome, Gate A Ground Level. Season tickets go on sale each year in early spring, while individual game tickets go on sale in early summer. How can I buy tickets to a Saints road game? The Saints do not sell any tickets to away games from the club's ticket offices. The best source is Saints Fan Tours, which will offer travel packages to all 2007 road trips. For more information, call (504) 524-5030, or toll free at 1-877-8SAINTS. How did the Saints get their name? According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the name Saints was the popular choice in a fan contest staged by the New Orleans States-Item. However, with or without the contest, the New Orleans team would most likely have been called the Saints. The franchise was awarded on All Saints Day, November 1, 1966. New Orleans was famous worldwide as the city of jazz and the famous marching song, "When the Saints Go Marching In". How do I get in touch with a Saints player? Saints players don't have their own individual e-mail accounts, but you can send them regular mail at the team's training facility. Correspondence to individual players should be addressed: c/o New Orleans Saints; 5800 Airline Drive; Metairie, LA 70003. How do I get permission to make and sell a product with the New Orleans Saints name and/or logos? The New Orleans Saints name and logos are copyrights of the National Football League. Any person or business wishing to make and sell products incorporating NFL copyrights must obtain a merchandise license from NFL Properties. Individual NFL clubs -- including the Saints -- do not have the authority to grant anyone permission to make and sell products incorporating NFL copyrights. For more information, please call the NFL Licensing Hotline at (212) 450-2780. How do I get something autographed by a Saints player? The club strongly discourages sending specific items to be autographed. Each player has an individual mailbox at the Saints facility and is responsible for gathering and responding to his mail. Please remember you will be sending any item at your own risk. How do I report problems with the Web site? Use the "Contact Us" form. I used to be able to listen to the Saints game on the internet for free. Why do we have to pay for it now? Many Saints fans have inquired about the availability of game audio, which in the past was provided by the NFL free of charge and made available on NewOrleansSaints.com. As of August 8, 2003, the NFL and NFL.com launched NFL Field Pass, a new subscription-only service for audio and video. Because game broadcasts are included in the package, NewOrleansSaints.com can no longer offer the links free of charge. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause our fans. All non-game audio, such as press conferences, etc., will continue to be provided free of charge on NewOrleansSaints.com. We thank our fans for their steadfast support and understanding. If I miss seeing a Saints game on television, can I buy a video tape of the game from the club? Due to NFL broadcast regulations, a particular game is shown on network television just one time. Clubs are not allowed to make or sell video tapes of games for the general public. Each year, NFL Films produces a season highlight tape on the Saints, which is available during the summer at local video stores. I'm having trouble playing audio and video on a Mac. What can I do? Due to current version compatibility issues, neworleanssaints.com works best with Flash version 9.028. If you are experiencing playback issues or browser crashes, try uninstalling the flash player and reinstalling an older version, such as version 9. For more information and to download a different version of Flash, please visit: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=2. What is the mailing address for the Saints headquarters and practice facility? New Orleans Saints; 5800 Airline Drive; Metairie, LA 70003. What is the name of the logo on the side of the Saints helmets? The Fleur de Lis, the emblem most closely associated with the New Orleans Saints and worn on the team's helmets, is a symbol from the Court of Louis XIV. It is a french word that stands for "flower of the lily". The Fleur de Lis is also a symbol for New Orleans, which was adopted during the French occupation of Louisiana from 1682-1762. Traditionally, it has been used to represent French royalty, and in that sense, it is said to signify perfection, light and life. Due to its' three petals, the fleur-de-lis has also been used to represent the Holy Trinity. What is the news policy of NewOrleansSaints.com? NewOrleansSaints.com is the official website of the New Orleans Saints. As such, news and announcements posted on the site will only include that news which is officially released by the public relations department of the New Orleans Saints, along with original feature and notebook content specifically for Saints fans to read on the site. As the "official team site", we are precluded from reporting or speculating on rumors, hearsay, stories published by other news sources, or postings on fan websites and forums. Stories posted by online entities (with the exception of NFL.com, official NFL team sites and CBSSportsline.com) cannot be posted on NewOrleansSaints.com in accordance with the guidelines of the NFL Internet Network. Why are there no more message boards on NewOrleansSaints.com? After much effort and discussion, the New Orleans Saints decided to remove the Black & Gold Nation Message Boards feature from NewOrleansSaints.com during the summer of 2004. We could no longer effectively manage those fan forums and present a product that is fan friendly and promotes a family environment, both important qualities of our organization and goals of our web site. The message boards had been a web site feature since the 2000 season, but we encountered a wide range of problems. They included trolls, sexual innuendos, indecent language, personal attacks on posters, inappropriate topics, and others. We did our best to delete posts that violate our code of conduct and warned or banned the user(s) who posted them upon their discovery. Unfortunately, the volume of problems was such that we felt like we could better use our time by creating and providing quality content that will keep fans returning to NewOrleansSaints.com.