Eagles Will Play in Brazil To Open 2024 Season, But Lose a Home Game
Next season the NFL will play their first ever game in South America. And now we know it will feature the Eagles. Today the NFL announced the Eagles are the home team for next season’s game in Brazil. They will take on a to-be-determined opponent at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil on September 6th. Which just happens to be a Friday night.
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The Eagles were supposed to have 9 home games this season. Since moving to a 17-game regular season, teams now rotate between having 8 and 9 home games. Last year they had 8. This season was supposed to make up for it. But now they technically lose that advantage. They will only play 8 games in Philly next year.
The trade-off is they get to make history and play the first-ever game in Brazil, or South America as a whole. Expanding their reach into other countries has been a major goal of the NFL for years now. They played their first game in London in 2007. In 2015 they started playing multiple games a season overseas. From there they expanded into Mexico, and last year they played their first game in Germany. And now the next frontier is South America.
We don’t yet know who they will play. But we know it will be one of 9 teams they currently have home games scheduled against. Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, Packers, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Jaguars, and Steelers. The Jaguars are already playing in London next year. Making it unlikely they will also play in Brazil.
The Eagles haven’t played outside of the United States since they went to London to play the Jaguars in 2018. A game they won 24-18. Now they get their second international game and a trip to Brazil. Is it worth losing a home game for though? At the very least it will be a great road trip for any fans who can make their way out to Brazil.
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9 Dates You Need To Know For The Eagles Off-Season
February 20th- March 5th- Period Teams Can Use The Franchise Tag
Starting on February 20th, teams can start using their franchise tag. In the Eagles case, they don’t exactly have any candidates they would consider using the tag on. In fact, they haven’t used the tag on a player since 2012. It is just not how they tend to do business. But there are several notable pending free agents the Eagles may be interested in that could be tagged. Notably Antoine Winfield. So while we won’t need to watch out for who the Eagles tag, the way other teams use their tags could impact the Eagles’ plans.
February 27-March 4- NFL Scouting Combine
At the end of February, and into the start of March, the Combine takes place. It is the unofficial start of Draft Season. Teams get to not only see players work out, but it is one of the first chances they get to really sit down and talk to players. And it can have a real impact on where players get drafted. Every year there will be a few guys who suddenly shoot up the draft boards because of how impressive their workout is. Likewise, we have seen guys fall down the boards because they had a poor showing. Kyle Hamilton is an example of a player who had a disappointing combine and then fell lower than maybe people thought he would.
March 7-April 26- Teams Can Conduct In Person And Telephone Interviews With Draft Eligible Players
Starting March 7th, NFL teams can start conducting interviews with players. But there are rules to how many players you can talk to. Teams are only allowed to host 30 players in their facilities. And they are not allowed to conduct private workouts with them, only physicals. They can host telephone and video interviews with more than that. But only 3 times per player, and for no more than 1 hour per interview.
