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Josh Jacobs had some big claims about the Packers’ season opener against the Eagles in Brazil. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
A curious rumor started spreading on Thursday, with the source being the mouth of Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs.
During an appearance on the “Green Light with Chris Long” podcast, Jacobs was asked what he was most excited about for the Packers’ scheduled season-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil. His answer wasn’t exactly what the NFL and Brazil would have wanted to hear.
The two-time Pro Bowler, who signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers in March, claimed he had been told that people would not be allowed to wear green and that the area was dangerous enough players would potentially have to stay off the streets unless they were in armored vehicles.
Jacobs’ comments:
They said that the part of Brazil that we’re going to, you can’t even wear green at … I guess something to do with the gangs and stuff.
They said ‘We’re not going to Rio.” They told us it’s one of those places where they probably won’t even let us leave … They probably gonna have, like, armored vehicles following us. I said ‘Bro, why are we out here? Why are we here?’
They was like ‘Just pack black and white colors,’ because they were like ‘When you come here, we don’t want no mishaps.’
Given that the Packers and Eagles are two of the three NFL teams that use green as a primary color, scheduling them to play in a place where you can’t safely wear green would be quite odd indeed.
The basis of Jacobs’ claims boils down to soccer rivalries, as Arena Corinthians, where the game will be held, is home to Corinthians, a red-wearing club whose mortal enemies of Palmeiras wear green. There is a considerable history of violence between the two fanbases.
However, NFL spokesperson Michael Signora responded the next day via the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff Neiburg and did his best to debunk Jacobs’ claims. Signora reportedly said “You will see a…
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Publish date : 2024-06-07 21:39:34
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