IAG Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 From CBS Sports: The Texans and Raiders will make a historic trip in Week 11, heading to Mexico City for a Monday Night Football game on foreign soil. It will be the first NFL regular-season game in Mexico since 2005, and the league is taking precautions to ensure that players remain safe while across the border.The NFL sent a memo, obtained by the Associated Press, to both the Texans and the Raiders instructing the two teams not to leave the hotel or to order room service.Specifically, one section of the memo was entitled "safety" and a note that said "DO NOT leave the hotel." The memo also instructed players to leave all "expensive jewelry at home" and not to carry big amounts of cash and/or use ATMs while on the trip to Mexico.In general, this is a pretty smart move while traveling abroad. Take a ton of cash into a place you're not familiar with, and you could be a target as a tourist. NFL players are pretty wealthy people, and leaving the hotel could make them potential targets for people interested in acquiring that wealth through illicit means.On the food front, the memo had a "health and performance" section that said to not drink the water in the country -- just bottled water -- and to "eat all meals in the meal room. DO NOT order room service" and "DO NOT eat outside of the team meal room."This almost certainly relates to a previous issue the NFL had with contaminated meat causing positive tests for performance-enhancing substances.In May, the league warned players that eating contaminated meat in foreign countries could potentially lead to a positive test for clenbutrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzmocashzz Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 been to mexico city, downtown is nice outside of that, pretty rough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 been to mexico city, downtown is nice outside of that, pretty roughYeah, I've never been there. I guess it's not as safe and touristy as Cabo. I would like to go there sometime though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Yeah, I've never been there. I guess it's not as safe and touristy as Cabo. I would like to go there sometime though. It's as safe as most major cities in the USA. The drug violence in Mexico is not located there. It's just the NFL being overprotective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pocketrockets Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 It's as safe as most major cities in the USA. The drug violence in Mexico is not located there. It's just the NFL being overprotective. +1 had a blast in DF... wasnt worried about security at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 +1 had a blast in DF... wasnt worried about security at all DF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 DF? Distrito Federal another name for mexico city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pocketrockets Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 DF? Mexico DF (Distrito Federal), or Federal District Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 The NFL has no business scheduling a game in a place that they deem unsafe for the players to leave the hotel. That's horseshit. They don't give a damn about the players they are only concerned with the bad publicity if one of them were to get hurt, robbed, or arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 The NFL has no business scheduling a game in a place that they deem unsafe for the players to leave the hotel. That's horseshit. They don't give a damn about the players they are only concerned with the bad publicity if one of them were to get hurt, robbed, or arrested. so you think it's safe for athletes to wander the streets in oakland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 The NFL has no business scheduling a game in a place that they deem unsafe for the players to leave the hotel. That's horseshit. They don't give a damn about the players they are only concerned with the bad publicity if one of them were to get hurt, robbed, or arrested. They are more concerned with the arrested part or international incident than any safety issue. Otherwise they'd have to cut out about 1/3 of the US cities they play in anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Mexico DF (Distrito Federal), or Federal DistrictEZ Cheese. (I'm going to start using that for "cool "too. It will have multiple meanings.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 so you think it's safe for athletes to wander the streets in oaklandyes. These guys are thugs and can handle other American thugs. -i thought you would like my answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 So how are they getting their food? Does the NFL bring in their own meals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Mark Sanchez is the only mexi in the NFL today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 yes. These guys are thugs and can handle other American thugs. -i thought you would like my answer except when they carry a gun in their sweatpants and shoot themself with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstripe Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 cartels will be in the sky boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCaray Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 It's as safe as most major cities in the USA. The drug violence in Mexico is not located there. It's just the NFL being overprotective. That's not true at all. Mexico City is rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 That's not true at all. Mexico City is rough. Been there 5 times, been all over the place, never had an issue. The area I'm sure they are staying is Polanco, super high end. The murder rate is higher in Chicago, New Orleans, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evade Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Been there 5 times, been all over the place, never had an issue. The area I'm sure they are staying is Polanco, super high end. The murder rate is higher in Chicago, New Orleans, etc. +1Detroit, Baltimore, New Orleans and St Louis (all NFL cities) figure in world's top 50 cities for homicide rates while Mexico City does not. But, these gamblers like to go with the feelings and not stats. http://www.businessinsider.in/The-50-most-violent-cities-in-the-world/articleshow/50733019.cms?format=slideshow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evade Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 another comparison: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 so you think it's safe for athletes to wander the streets in oaklandLol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybagadonuts Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I'd gladly be dropped off in Mexico City over East St. Louis , Detroit, or east Oakland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCaray Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Been there 5 times, been all over the place, never had an issue. The area I'm sure they are staying is Polanco, super high end. The murder rate is higher in Chicago, New Orleans, etc. +1Detroit, Baltimore, New Orleans and St Louis (all NFL cities) figure in world's top 50 cities for homicide rates while Mexico City does not. But, these gamblers like to go with the feelings and not stats. http://www.businessinsider.in/The-50-most-violent-cities-in-the-world/articleshow/50733019.cms?format=slideshow Yeah, my brother's wife is from DF so I've been there a bunch too. Murder rate is not the only factor that makes a place seedy. What makes it so dangerous is that good areas turn into bad so fast. You might not get killed but you'll sure as shit get beaten and robbed if you turn the wrong corner or walk down the wrong street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoer45 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 These guys live in Oakland, this is the NFL being over-protective (probably more of their own reputation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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