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Photos: As the NFL kicks off festivities in Paris, the city cleans up from recent riots

  • By CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
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Updated Oct 21, 2026
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Saints mascot Gumbo's French cousins, Louis and Lily, high five a guest at the NFL Shop opening event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 20, 2026
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Glass broken by rioters clutters a street curb in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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A pile of debris clutters a street in Paris as cleanup efforts from the riots, days before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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A bus stop in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 highlights the first NFL game in France between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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French graffiti, which translates in English to "Death to the rich" and "Global youth revolution," is scrawled on a wall in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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The charred remains of a motorbike burned by rioters is piled onto a street corner in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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The Lombardi Trophy on display at the NFL Shop kickoff event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 for the upcoming game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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A shop window in Paris shows damage from rioters on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 20, 2026
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A shop window in Paris shows damage from rioters on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 20, 2026
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French graffiti, which translates in English to "the state in flames," is scrawled on a wall in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Merchandise on display at the NFL Shop kickoff event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 for the upcoming game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Saints mascot Gumbo's French cousins, Louis and Lily, wave to the cameras at the NFL Shop opening event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026, one week before the New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 23, 2026
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The NFL Shop kickoff event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 for the upcoming game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Saint's quarterback Tyler Shough's shoes on display at the NFL Shop kickoff event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 for the upcoming game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

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Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Merchandise on display at the NFL Shop kickoff event in Paris on Monday, October 19, 2026 for the upcoming game between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

 PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
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