Fleur-de-Links, October 21: Fans finally allowed in the Superdome

New Orleans Saints:

Steve Gleason to appear on tonight’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Canal Street Chronicles

Saints legend Steve Gleason appeared on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”

Now healthy, Saints DE Marcus Davenport eager to show off his ‘new normal’ - NOLA

Marcus Davenport talks about how “new normal,” saying, “I’ve gotten bigger, stronger.”

New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis joins WWL Radio to discuss the bye week and preparations for division rival Carolina Panthers - New Orleans Saints

Mickey Loomis speaks on Saints’ bye week, saying, “it was fantastic.”

Manti Te’o Signed To An NFL Team’s Practice Squad - The Spun

Former Saints linebacker Manti Te’o has been signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.

UPDATED: Saints to allow fans in Superdome for Panthers game, reveal approach for fan attendance after months-long battle - Canal Street Chronicles

3,000 Saints fans will be allowed in the Superdome for their game against the Carolina Panthers, and if no issues occur, 6,000 fans will be allowed in the dome for the Saints’ home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Saints TV ratings fall in New Orleans, but ‘nobody has to worry’ about NFL; here’s why - NOLA

While ratings have declined for the Saints in New Orleans, Anthony Crupi of Sportico says that this decline in ratings “is similar to a downturn affecting all broadcast television.”

Owner of New Orleans Saints, Pelicans Starts $50 Million Investment Fund - Sport Techie

Gayle Benson’s Benson Capital Partners has raised more than $50 million “to invest in startups that drive economic development in the Gulf South region.”