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🚨BREAKING:
The #NFL is telling Green Bay #Packers & Philadelphia #Eagles players that they are NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR THE COLOR GREEN in Brazil for the opener, due the GANGS.
Teams will likely be forced to stay in the hotel all week and travel in armored vehicles, per former #Raiders Josh Jacobs
So here’s the thing, for the fans worried about this message:
The real issue with the color "green" is related to the local soccer rivalry. Corinthians, the team that plays at the stadium where the game will be held, has a fierce rivalry with Palmeiras, a team that wears green. As a joke during the announcement, a Corinthians representative suggested the teams avoid wearing green.
It's well known that, as this is a separate event, Corinthians and their supporters will respect the team and its visitors like any other event. We will also make sure to treat the stadium like our own home.
SĂŁo Paulo is a vast metropolis, one of the largest in the world. Like many other big cities, it faces social inequality and crime. Any foreigner should be mindful of this, just as someone from a small town in the USA would need to be cautious when visiting cities like NY or LA. This doesn't mean you'll be targeted for wearing green. However, like any big city, there's a risk of being mugged if you're not careful with your belongings or surroundings.
For millionaire football players, there are certainly additional precautions to consider. It's sensible to advise players to be cautious and use only authorized transportation. However, telling players not to wear green is unnecessary and the "gang references" reinforces stereotypes that only escalates prejudice.
We hope that the @NFLBrasil can show how SĂŁo Paulo is welcoming the fans and how our NFL Fan Community is ready for a party like no other.
Why? For the…….green.
Just some minor clarifications. As noted above, the not wearing green thing appears to stem from a joke about not wearing a rival soccer clubs colors by the host city.
Sao Palo definitely has a robbery problem, but otherwise is as safe overall as many US metro areas.
As far as not being able to visit Rio, probably not in the cards since it's about 500 KM away. When the Packers play the Chargers do they plan on visiting San Francisco?
Just some minor clarifications. As noted above, the not wearing green thing appears to stem from a joke about not wearing a rival soccer clubs colors by the host city.
Sao Palo definitely has a robbery problem, but otherwise is as safe overall as many US metro areas.
As far as not being able to visit Rio, probably not in the cards since it's about 500 KM away. When the Packers play the Chargers do they plan on visiting San Francisco?
Not sure I’d compare traveling to US locations with a country most of the players have never been to. They also have 9 and 10 days off - they can easily see Rio and head back (unless there’s some rules against it that I’m unaware of).
So here’s the thing, for the fans worried about this message:
We will also make sure to treat the stadium like our own home.
So here's the thing. Eagles have Big Dom the South Philly tough guy to protect them so they're good. Other than that they'll get drunk and fight with Packers fans and locals. Just like any Sunday at the Linc
Honolulu should get to schedule almost all home games in pairs of back-to-back weeks. Then a vacation to Hawaii could consist of about a full 8 day stay, more or less if they do Monday night football, and much more if they do Thursday night football, in taking in the two games. The same with London.
You world travelers can thank me, if it ever happens.
And, I'd like to see those individual foreign games disappear.
Just some minor clarifications. As noted above, the not wearing green thing appears to stem from a joke about not wearing a rival soccer clubs colors by the host city.
Sao Palo definitely has a robbery problem, but otherwise is as safe overall as many US metro areas.
As far as not being able to visit Rio, probably not in the cards since it's about 500 KM away. When the Packers play the Chargers do they plan on visiting San Francisco?
Not sure I’d compare traveling to US locations with a country most of the players have never been to. They also have 9 and 10 days off - they can easily see Rio and head back (unless there’s some rules against it that I’m unaware of).
The Packers aren't skipping a day trip to Rio because Brazil is so dangerous. They're not taking a day trip to Rio because it's not particularly close to Sao Paulo.
I suspect the Packers aren't spending 10 days in Brazil. Jacobs is a fabulously wealthy person, I'm confident he can holiday in Rio during the chunk of the year when he's not working.
I already bought them for an occasion like this.
Here's his quote BTW.
Sometimes I think some people believe we live in the middle of the jungle, haha.
Quote:
dangerous environment? Money rules!
Why? For the…….green.
lol, this is totally a Caruso one liner.
"Meanwhile, local authorities are encouraging Eagles fans to not only wear green, but also to wear gaudy jewelry and expensive clothing as they walk about the city in the evening hours. Many local businesses only accept cash, so Eagles fans are encouraged to carry significant amounts of it on their person at all times."
This isn't as fun as making up a garbage narrative though
The actual interview with Jacobs is a rough listen.
Vancouver is too close to Seattle, and is likely part of the SeaHawks TV market. You can't put a team in Toronto as well, too close to Buffalo. And if you put NFL franchises in either city, you kill the CFL teams there. The TV markets in both areas are too small, IMO. Both are unlikely to happen.
Yes, I know the NFL still has some small market teams (Buffalo, Green Bay). They are grandfathered in. They wouldn't be considered for expansion in the future if their teams ever left.
If you have a team in London (and we know Goodell is hell bent on doing that, likely reflecting what the owners want), then you need to put two teams in Germany (for travel and TV reasons.) Germany is a prime NFL market, even more so than London.
Fans and players would LOVE to see Hawaii as a potential target for expansion. But the TV market there is way too small. Honolulu's TV market rating is 66th. The Albany Capitol District TV market is 59th...and Albany isn't getting an NFL franchise. Don't forget, TV pays the bill for the NFL.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-responds-after-josh-jacobs-says-eagles-packers-will-be-banned-from-wearing-green-in-brazil-rb-apologizes/ - ( New Window )