Orlando – Gayle Benson has been preparing for this.
Admittedly, she didn’t want “this” to be now. The hope was that her late husband, Tom Benson, would be at the helm for several more productive years.
But now that she arguably is the most powerful woman in sports – sole owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans – Gayle Benson will put to use the knowledge that she gained through the years of being at her husband’s side, knowledge that helped Benson compile a business empire that includes an NFL and NBA franchise.
Gayle Benson spoke publicly Monday from the NFL owners meetings for the first time since Tom Benson died March 15.