Negotiators for the state of Louisiana say they are getting very close to a deal to keep the New Orleans Saints playing football in the Superdome for a long time. They are also laying the groundwork for a Super Bowl bid.
"We have high expectations and hopes that we can work out our negotiations with the Saints so we can go together and seek the Super Bowl," lead negotiator Ron Forman told WWL First News. "The meetings have been very, very positive."
The current Saints contract expires next year. Forman says they intend to close the new deal in the next few months so they can bid on a Super Bowl at the upcoming NFL owners meeting in the spring.
He says the plan is to "get that in place and then take that to the owners and say, 'It's time to get on a cycle with New Orleans being a destination again.' "
Listen to Forman:
The next available Super Bowl is in 2013. New Orleans officials are so hopeful they will make a bid, that they have already begun putting the paperwork together.
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