NFL-League would cancel Paris game if unsafe, Rodgers says

PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) 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 Place de la Bastille, where Saturday s protests are ‌expected to ​begin. Four-time NFL MVP Rodgers said he was confident the ⁠game would go ahead as ⁠planned. 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 first NFL regular-season game ​in Paris ha