NFL House in Paris closes ahead of street protests in French capital

PARIS (AP) — The NFL closed its “NFL House” in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up.The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its “OnePass” app and it came a day after closing its pop-up NFL shop — in both cases citing “potential accessibility issues.”Security concerns have overshadowed the NFL's debut in Paris. The New Orleans Saints will play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Stade de France in the league's first-ever regular-season game in France.Also Saturday, the Saints announced that “ Saints House has been postponed until Sunday.”Events planned Saturday at NFL House included “French Athletes in Football” and “From the Field to the Community.”Major museums including the Louvre and Orsay Museum are closed Saturday, though tourists were lined up to enter Notre Dame Cathedral. French authorities are intent on preventing a repeat of recent violent unrest.The U.S. State Department