The New Orleans Saints did their fans a solid by putting a price freeze on ticket prices for the 2017 NFL season. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for next season.

The Saints were one of the few teams that decided not to raise costs last season. However, vice president of marketing and business development Ben Hales feels the profit generated will help with future renovations to produce a better fan experience, according to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate:

“For this increase that’s coming up right now, it’s an average of $9 a ticket per game,” Hales said. “We communicate really specifically with each season-ticket holder so they know exactly what their increase is, what the payment process is. … While we could certainly go out there and have a much larger increase and sit here and count the money, it would be a disservice (to the fans), and it would hurt satisfaction. It doesn’t do us any good to raise prices and then drop in fan satisfaction.”

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The price increase is not all bad considering it now puts the Saints among the league average. As a result, upwards of 75 percent of ticket holders can expect to pat at least 10 percent more for their seats.

Fortunately, fans can expect plenty of bang for their buck with this newly-revamped Saints team. New Orleans suffered a rocky start to the year before reclaiming their spot atop the NFC South and even one tackle away an NFC Championship appearance. That said, the Saints will be looking to finish the job next season, and they hope their fans are there to see it.