The NFL returns to Brazil for week 1 of season 2025, despite the players of the eventual winners of the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles, they feel worried about the crime during their visit last season.
This time, the Los Angeles Chargers, the local team designated in Sao Paulo. They still do not know who they will face, but they are scheduled to play both the heads of the Eagles and Kansas City in the games at home in 2025.
Last season, the Eagles played their curtain collection in Sao Paulo at the Corinthians Arena, surpassing the Green Bay Packers in the first step on the road to lift the Lombardi trophy.
But the accumulation was eclipsed when the corner of the Eagles, Darius Slay, said he did not want to visit the country after the security officials told him that it was not safe before flying.
In his podcast, 'Big Play Slay', he said: '”Week 1 I am looking forward to arriving, I can't wait. But man, I don't want to go to Brazil.
Do you want to know why? I'm here to tell you why. They already told us that we did not leave the hotel. They told us that we cannot do too much because the crime rate is crazy.
The NFL returns to Brazil for week 1 of season 2025 after its first game there in 2024
Packer star Josh Jacobs is shown at Sao Paulo airport before the game 1 in 2024
'So the first thing people think is that a terror can happen. I told my family not to come there because I will not be found anywhere. I'm going to be in the hotel room relaxing. “
Slay later apologized, but he was not the only star of the Eagles to talk about concerns.
The open receiver AJ Brown told CBS: “We had a meeting and there was a lot of” Don't Do's “.
'So I'm just trying to go there and win a football game, and return home. But after listening to all these things, I will probably be in my room.
But when it came to the game, the Eagles registered a 34-29 victory over the Packers in a season that ended earlier this month with the glory of the Super Bowl.
Jim Harbaugh's team will wait for such an omen to also serve them in the new season, with the chief coach in their second campaign in 2025.
In addition to the Chiefs and Eagles, the divisional rivals Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders are also potential opponents for the game in Brazil.
So are the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans.