BREAKING: NFL Makes Super Bowl Announcement After Attack in New Orleans
Notre Dame and Georgia were set to face off in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome on Wednesday, but a suspected terrorist attack in the early morning hours in New Orleans instead turned the stadium into a security concern.
Sugar Bowl organizers announced that the game be rescheduled for Thursday after an attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans left 10 people dead and close to 30 injured. Officials conducted a security sweep of the Superdome, a stadium that will play host to the Super Bowl in a little more than a month.
The attack and subsequent delay of the College Football Playoff game raised some fears at the final game of the NFL season, but the league made an announcement on Wednesday reassuring fans that the game would be played under tight security.
The league noted that it has been working for years on security, assuring that the game would be a “safe and enjoyable” experience.
“The NFL and the local host committee have been working collaboratively with local, state and federal agencies the past two years and have developed comprehensive security plans,” the league said in a statement. “These planning sessions will continue as they do with all major NFL events and we are confident attendees will have a safe and enjoyable Super Bowl experience.”
A general view of the 2024 Sugar Bowl.
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The league statement added that they were “deeply saddened by the news of the devastating incident in New Orleans.”
“Our thoughts are with the victims, the New Orleans community and all those affected,” the statement read.
Notre Dame and Georgia continued to make preparations for Thursday’s game, with the teams holding meetings in their hotels.
