With the NFL preparing to play its first-ever game in South America in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, players' safety concerns have led to increased security.
Security has ramped up ahead of the NFL’s first-ever game in Brazil after players from the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers voiced concerns about safety in São Paulo, according to ESPN. The two NFC foes will battle in Week 1 at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, marking the first NFL game played in South America. While the NFL continues its global reach, players like Eagles star receiver A.J.
'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,' he said. '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.
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