Eagles Darius Slay apologizes for derogatory comments about Brazil on Eve of opener much excitement surrounds the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Green Bay Packers in sa Paulo Friday the first ever regular season NFL game in South America however it has not taken long for legitimate security concerns surrounding the trip to drift into the realm of xenophobia on Tuesday evening eagles's cornerback Darius Slay took to social media to apologize for making derogatory remarks about Brazil on this podcast big play slay I want to apologize to anyone I offended that wasn't my intention I'm looking forward to playing in your beautiful country and I've heard y'all are very passionate just like our amazing Eagles fans slay wrote just a few more days can't wait that statement marked a radical departure from what slay said Friday man I do not want to go to Brazil he said they already told us not to leave the hotel NFL why do y'all want to send us somewhere where the crime rate is this High the notion that Philadelphia's players have been instructed not to leave their hotel has been disputed by Eagle's assistant general manager John Ferrari for Jeff neber of the Philadelphia Inquirer