Gayle Benson provides leadership for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans as Owner, succeeding her husband, Tom Benson, who passed away on March 15, 2018, after serving as the Owner of...

Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson can play her own defense. Benson was in her parked car last Saturday in New Orleans when a man allegedly tried to steal it, but she screamed for him to get...

Gayle Benson is the widow of Tom Benson (d. March 2018), former owner of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans. She is now the owner of both teams, despite a multi-year dispute...

August 28, 2020 2:27 pm. The COVID-19 pandemic has again touched the New Orleans Saints, with team owner Gayle Benson testing positive for the coronavirus. News of Benson’s diagnosis was first...

Saints Owner Gayle Benson visits Saints family around Louisiana New Orleans Saints Owner Mrs. Gayle Benson visited five Louisiana cities to spread holiday cheer on Friday December 6, 2019.

How They Acquired the Franchise: The widow of former Saints owner Tom Benson, Gayle gained control of the team following Tom’s death in March 2018. But the acquisition was far from smooth. Prior to...

Editor's note:* The following is a statement written by New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson that was sent to the 31 other franchises, and obtained by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

Acknowledging speculation that her donations to the Archdiocese of New Orleans might have been used to pay financial settlements to clergy abuse victims, New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson said...