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Grinning Packers star Keisean Nixon admits he's 'REALLY EXCITED to go to Brazil' for NFL's season opener vs. Eagles... but slyly refuses to give a reason: 'I ain't gonna tell y'all why!'
Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon is admittedly 'excited' to open the NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He's just not saying why.
'I was actually really excited to go to Brazil,' the smiling 26-year-old told reporters this week at Packers OTAs. 'I'm still excited to go to Brazil. I ain't gonna tell y'all why, but I'm excited to go to Brazil.'
Then, after describing himself as a 'leaping lemur,' Nixon reiterated: 'I'm excited to go to Brazil. Real excited.'
So what, exactly, is so exciting about Sao Paulo, Brazil? It's world-class gastronomy? Famous architecture? Its Museu do Futebol? Why would a young, apparently single man want to travel to a festive metropolis of nearly 20 million people, more than half of whom are women?
It's a mystery for the ages.
Keisean Nixon is admittedly 'excited' to open the NFL season in Brazil. He just won't say why
Sao Paulo is known for its carnival celebration featuring proactively dressed samba dancers
The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on September 6.
The matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season's opening weekend.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell already had said in February that the Eagles would be the home team for the game. The NFL announced in April that it would be the Packers who are the Eagles' opponent.
The game will take place at Corinthians Arena, the home of Brazilian soccer team Corinthians. The venue was used at the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
This will mark the Packers' second international game in the last three years. They played their first regular-season game outside the United States in 2022, when they lost 27-22 to the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
'We're looking forward to being a part of this historic matchup against the Eagles in Sao Paulo,' Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement. 'We're excited to play in front of our devoted fans in Brazil and help build upon the international popularity of the NFL and the Packers. We had a great experience playing internationally for the first time a couple of years ago and we're proud to be part of the league's continued global growth.'
The game will stream exclusively on Peacock and also be available on free broadcast television in the local markets of the Eagles and Packers.
The last time the NFL had a Friday night game on its opening weekend was on September 18, 1970, when the Los Angeles Rams hosted the St. Louis Cardinals.
Revelers of the Vai vai samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Mayor of Sao Paulo, Ricardo Nunes holds an American football on August 10 in Brazil
A reveler of the Mocidade Alegre samba school performs during the second night of carnival
The NFL game will take place at Corinthians Arena, the home of the soccer team, Corinthians
In March, Nixon signed a three-year, $18 million deal that includes a $6.5 million signing bonus.
He made four starts at cornerback for the Packers last season but made his biggest impact on special teams.
Nixon also had an NFL-leading 1,009 yards on kickoff returns. He averaged 28.83 yards per kickoff return and had five returns of 50-plus yards, and had the best single-season average ever by a Packer with at least 30 kickoff returns.
Nixon was the fourth player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have 1,000-plus yards on 35 or fewer kick returns. The others were Alvin Haymond in 1970, Joe McKnight in 2011 and Cordarrelle Patterson in 2015 and 2020.
He also averaged 12.7 yards on 11 punt returns and had six special teams tackles.