NFL would cancel Paris game if unsafe due to protests, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers says

The ⁠NFL would have ​cancelled its first regular-season game in Paris, scheduled for Sunday, if the situation were unsafe, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on Friday, referring to the ​recent protests in the French capital. France experienced some of its worst urban unrest in years last weekend, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to tighten curbs on protests on Thursday amid fears that demonstrations planned for Saturday could turn violent. The Steelers face the New Orleans Saints at the Stade de France in ​Saint-Denis on Sunday, ‌around 10 kilometres from Paris centre. Four-time NFL MVP Rodgers said he was confident the game would go ahead as ⁠planned. Read moreIs it football? Is it soccer? 'C'est le pied!' "I definitely think that the NFL is alert to what's going on," he told a press conference on Friday. "This game means a lot to the NFL. If it was unsafe, then I'm sure we ‌wouldn't be here." The game in Paris has been largely overshadowed by the nationwide protests, with new demonstrations planned for ⁠Saturday. The Steelers informed fans on Thursday that a "Steelers House" fan event in the Bastille neighbourhood would not go ahead. The US State Department is...