The denial comes amid a media controversy over the football team’s role in helping the archdiocese manage the fallout from the abuse scandal.

Emails detail the efforts made by Saints team officials to assist New Orleans church leaders in handling the fallout from a sexual abuse crisis within the archdiocese.

The New Orleans Saints clergy abuse scandal has once again taken a large place in headlines, this time right before the Super Bowl is hosted in their own city. This scandal has been one of the dark blemishes on the Saints over the past few seasons,

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is facing intense criticism for his dismissive response to the New Orleans Saints’ involvement in a church sexual abuse scandal. His refusal to investigate the organization has left many questioning the league’s accountability.

Roger Goodell isn’t going to do anything about the New Orleans Saints. He said as much on Monday night. He took the stage hours after the Associated Press dropped a bombshell report about the lengths to which the Saints went to assist the Archdiocese of New Orleans during a sexual abuse scandal in the church — including helping to craft the church’s media messaging and seemingly ensuring some clergy wouldn’t face charges.