Having just hosted the world’s biggest futbol event, Brazil may be in line for a slightly less important game of football.
According to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports, the NFL is considering Brazil as a possible candidate for the 2017 Pro Bowl.
For players who grumble about having to play the all-star game at the Super Bowl host city rather than Hawaii, the idea of Ipanema Beach would certainly provide an attractive alternative.
That might help draw a better class of all-stars to the game, rather than the annual flood of “injury” withdrawals. As the league tries to market itself overseas, that would only help.
With upcoming Super Bowls in exotic locales including Houston and Minneapolis, taking the game abroad would certainly intrigue players. Having hosted the World Cup last summer, the locals could certainly handle a big event played in only one stadium.
And while South Bend, Ind. has the market cornered on Touchdown Jesus, that statue of Incomplete Pass Jesus overlooking Rio de Janeiro would also be worth checking out.
