The Eagles are set to land in Sao Paulo, Brazi, amid reports of players having safety concerns. The South American city has tightened security ahead of the first NFL game in the region, ESPN reports.
Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, will host the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers game on Friday at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo. This will be the first NFL game held on a Friday evening since 1970.
Eagles star cornerback Darius Slay had the loudest and most profound gripe about the trip.
“Week 1, I’m looking forward to it, I can’t wait,” Darius Slay Jr. said recently on his “Big Play Slay” podcast. “But man, I do not want to go to Brazil, you want to know why? I’m here to tell you why. They already told us not to leave the hotel. They told us we can’t do too much going on because the crime rate is crazy.
“… I’m like, NFL why y’all wanna send us somewhere where the crime rate is this high and we out the country? You know, the first thing people are thinking is like some terror could possibly happen. I told my family do not come down there because I’m not going to be nowhere to be found. I’m going to be in the hotel chilling, minding my business, playing my game after a long 9½-hour flight.”
Slay later went on to apologize.
The Eagles star cornerback has received criticism for his comments, and they’ve tricked down to Giants wide receiver Darius Slay. The similarity in last names had Slayton hilariously talking to X/Twitter to plead his case to Brazilian fans who won’t receive or see his message after the social media app was banned in Latin America.
The 27-year-old Slayton has played five seasons for the Giants, logging 220 catches for 3,324 yards and 19 touchdowns.
