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Saints players who attended rally happy to see Kenner Mayor reverse Nike ban

Four New Orleans Saints players attended a rally on Monday night after Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn decided to ban the purchase of Nike products by the city's recreational facilities, a reactionary move after the company decided to make Colin Kaepernick the face of a new ad campaign.

Zahn rescinded that order on Wednesday after public outcry in the days that followed, saying his ban "placed Kenner in a false and unflattering light on the national stage."

Three of the Saints players that attended the rally protesting the ban didn't want to speak at length about the reversal when asked on Thursday, but two of them -- Terron Armstead and Chris Banjo -- said they were happy to see the mayor change his mind on the controversial decision.