Here’s what the Eagles and Packers will be watching on their flight to Brazil.
The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles kick off their season in Brazil on Friday night. In order to get to Brazil, both teams will have to take unusually long flights. It will take around 12 hours to get from Wisconsin to Sao Paulo and more than nine hours to get there from Philadelphia.
While players truly committed to the grind are likely planning to raw dog the flight to get in the ideal headspace to dominate a football game, other players spoke with the press about their plans to kill time on the airplane. Basically, they're all going to watch something or sleep, but there were a couple other options.
The Eagles are flying during the day "by design" so that the team can arrive, have dinner and get a good night's sleep, according to. Still, some players are looking to get some rest. Dallas Goedert, Avonte Maddox, Jalen Carter and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. are all planning on napping or sleeping.on recommendation of Cam Jurgens. Pickett, a self-described "show guy" has no clue he won't even make it to the docks by the time they land.
No book-readers spoke to the Packers website did talk to the one person admitting he was bringing video games. "Second-year tight end Tucker Kraft is bringing his Nintendo Switch along to playSo there you have it. You don't have to be a reader, cinephile, gamer or "show guy" to get through a long international flight, but it doesn't hurt.Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated.
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