After the drama involving cornerback
Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles players were harshly jeered when they took
the field in Brazil on Friday night. Slay was made to apologize earlier
this week after saying he was afraid of Brazil's "high crime rate" and
did not want to go there to play in the NFL International Series between
the Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. In addition, he criticized NFL executives
for sending the Eagles and the Packers to that country in South America before making a
U-turn and calling it a "beautiful country." Notwithstanding Slay's apologies, supporters
in Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena expressed their ire by jeering Eagles players as they left for pregame warm-ups before the team's
eventual 34-29 triumph over the Packers. His tirade against Brazil, in which
he stated that he was so unhappy with the scenario that he encouraged his
family not to bother making the trip, was obviously still fresh in the
minds of Brazilian supporters. He acknowledged, "I told my family not to go down
there because I won't be anywhere to be found." Slay, like Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown says he intends to stay in his hotel
for the duration of the trip. During the trip, Brown also said in an August interview that he would be
acclimating to his hotel. "We met with a number of "don't
do's" yesterday," Brown added. "My goal is to go down there, win a
football game, and then return here." 'We're not down there to see the city; this
is a football game, not a holiday,' he went on. It's kind of crazy how simple it is to just
stroll along the street while holding your phone. But Slay took to X to apologize
to Brazil amid the outcry over his remarks regarding the
nation earlier this week. Since it wasn't my aim to insult
anyone, I would like to apologize. I'm I'm excited to play in your stunning nation and
have heard that you guys are just as fervent as our incredible Eagles supporters. Only
a few days remain, I'm very excited! "My intention was not to offend anyone," he
added, expressing his desire to apologize. "I'm excited to play in your stunning nation and
have heard that you guys are just as passionate as our incredible Eagles supporters."
Only a few days left, I'm really excited! The Eagles survived a tough 34-29 victory over
the Packers before the game, brushing aside the animosity that had been present before to
provide the ideal start to the new NFL season. In his much-awaited Philadelphia debut,
Saquon Barkley proved to be the hero, leading his local team to
victory with three touchdowns. It was the Eagles' first game after Jason Kelce,
who played for the team for a legendary 13 years, decided to give up football at
the end of the previous campaign. And after witnessing their explosive 2024 season,
36-year-old Kelce took to X to commend his old squad while also highlighting areas in which they
still need to develop if they want to advance. 'Eagles 1-0, fantastic opening game of the season
against a formidable Packers squad,' wrote Kelce. A careless game, but they were rolling
when they were executing the man. This one is really fantastic; if O calms down and D stops
setting off explosives, we can really get moving! With his team heading toward an early loss,
Packers quarterback Jordan Love was forced off the field in the last seconds of
the game due to a lower leg injury. "Hopefully Jordan Love is okay. Love watching
him play. Was quietly a little nervous about this one. Big win for the Good Guys,"
Kelce continued in a different post.