Darius Slay has zero interest in going to Brazil.
The star cornerback of the Philadelphia Eagles is making it known how he feels about the NFL‘s season-opening international contest in Brazil.
The game, which is slated for Friday, will be played between the Eagles and Green Bay Packers. It’ll be the first time ever that the NFL will host a game in Brazil. (RELATED: Ravens’ Justin Madubuike Announces That He Is Changing His Last Name To ‘Nnamdi’ Prior To New Season)
Prior to his trip to South America, Slay published a video online, speaking about the game in Brazil and it wasn’t in a positive light. Instead, he spoke about how he is concerned about Brazil’s high crime rate and even claims that the league told all of the players to not exit their hotel rooms.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 01: Darius Slay #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles John Bates #87 of the Washington Commanders during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 01, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 3: Jalen Carter #98, James Bradberry #24, and Darius Slay #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles look on against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field on December 3, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 15: Darius Slay #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL Wild Card playoff football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on January 15, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
“I do not want to go to Brazil. You want to know why? I’m going to tell you why,” said Slay. “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 would you want to send us somewhere with a crime rate this high?'”
American football players work out during a training session of the Rio Football Academy team inside the luxury condominium Peninsula, located at the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 24, 2024. Screaming and gesturing at the TV in his San Francisco 49ers jersey and scarf, Brazilian computer programmer Carlos Marins wills his team to come from behind and make it to the Super Bowl. He is not an uprooted expatriate watching the NFL playoffs in the United States. This is a bar in tropical Brazil, the land of Neymar, Ronaldo and Pele, where another football — the American kind — is booming. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Slay on Brazil trip: “Week 1.. I can’t wait. But man, I do not wanna go to Brazil.. They already told us not to leave the hotel. They told us we can’t do too much, because the crime rate is crazy. I’m like ‘NFL, why would you wanna send us somewhere with a crime rate this… pic.twitter.com/7921ob1f8R
— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) September 2, 2024
My man can’t even see the Brazilian women or anything … what a waste of a trip.
