The Green Bay Packers are rolling into the 2024 season with a ton of confidence. Not only did they end the 2023 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but they fell just three points shy of reaching the NFC Championship game. A game where many believe the Packers outplayed the 49ers for 55 minutes.
The 2024 off-season has been spent staying young and getting better. The additions of Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney addressed two major positions of need (both now and for the future). The 2024 NFL Draft addressed weaknesses along the offensive line and the defense.
However, one of those new additions made a public apology recently.
Green Bay Packers Star Player Makes Public Apology After NFL Responds
According to John Breech of CBS Sports:
Josh Jacobs started a firestorm this week when he casually mentioned during a podcast interview that the Packers and Eagles wouldn’t be allowed to wear green for their Week 1 game in Brazil. However, it appears that’s not actually the case.
During a recent interview on the Green Light with Chris Long, Jacobs said that the Packers have been told not to wear green during their trip to South America.
“They said that the part of Brazil we’re going to, you can’t even wear green at,” Jacobs said. “They said, I guess, something to do with the gangs and stuff.”
The NFL has responded to those comments and the league would like everyone to know that fans and players will be allowed to wear green in Brazil. An NFL spokesman told the Philadelphia Inquirer that when the game kicks off in September, “you will see a stadium full of fans wearing the green of the Eagles and the green of the Packers,”
CBSSports.com’s Jeff Kerr actually covered this exact topic back in April and although there’s an informal ban on the color green, that ban is related to the local soccer team.
“The Eagles-Packers game will be played at Corinthians Arena, which is home to the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians,” Kerr wrote. “The biggest rival for Corinthians is Palmeiras, who wear the color green. Corinthians has an informal ban on wearing green, as a former player was actually fined by the club a few years ago for wearing green cleats.”
Packers Running Back Josh Jacobs Apologizes Publicly
Josh Jacobs apologizes to Brazil https://t.co/FA8NqZTZAH pic.twitter.com/yvwWKB3dtH
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) June 7, 2024
Here is the full video of Packers Brazil responding the the “can’t wear green” rumors:
STOP WITH THE NONSENSE!
We all can wear green in the game and everyday. THIS IS NOT A JUNGLE, WE AREN’T WILD ANIMALS!
All this misinformation is so stupid that make’s me sick. Please, stop. It’s time to show love, not hate.#GreenItsNotAProblem @iAM_JoshJacobs @RasulEra pic.twitter.com/a5F8ac0JA8
— Packers Brasil 🧀 (@PackersBR) June 7, 2024
Fans should feel safe and and excited to go to Brazil. Week one will be legendary.
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