Clark said right after the draft, the Chiefs were not officially told they were playing in Brazil, so presumably they just found out either last week or today.

The Chargers have known they are playing in Brazil since February.

The Packers as the visiting team received confirmation they were playing in Brazil last year in early April.

So yes the Chiefs are getting less lead time when you compare to other teams.

There is 0 chance they did not have the needed time to prepare for this.

And you listing out everything Clark said publicly as if he would tell the public before the NFL wanted him to is strangely naive.

The media point blank asked him during the post draft press conference if the team had been notified of possibly being selected to play in Brazil, and he said they had not.

That was April 26th.

So you are choosing naive.

All of these people should have just called FloridaMan so he could tell them they are going to need a heads up to plan this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFsCt5h2XJQ

So you are choosing to call Clark a liar.

Interesting, but on brand for you.

Even assuming you are correct, I find it hard to sympathize much with the Chiefs on this since they are basically waving their hands in the air for every possible international game they can get every year. I would bet they are plenty happy about this game and it's location.

International travel prep time is just about the weakest thing to cry about possible in ****ing May.

Passports.... why the hell would anyone wait for the schedule to be released to get their passport? They schedule international games every season, get your damn passport. Hell, it's probably a checklist item when you get drafted or during the offseason for all players.

Travel logistics... uh, book a hotel that probably already has rooms allocated for the event and get on your private jet? :spock:

This would be something the Jets or Browns or some awful organization would **** up and then we'd laugh at them for being so damn incompetent.

The fact the Chiefs are willing participants in these international games, is more reason for the NFL to reward good partners and ensure equity in the lead time for preparations.

If the Chargers received confirmation on February 19th that they were playing in Brazil this season, then the Chiefs should have as well.

It’s obviously not an insurmountable challenge, but to ignore the fact there are more logistical planning requirements involved to travel/play in Brazil, than in a normal away game, is to use Fat Zach’s term, “naive”.

Most teams will send an advance group of staff to the international location months before the game to plan for the logistics.

When the Chiefs played in Mexico City a few years ago, they made conditioning preparations for the players starting in training camp to prepare for the high altitude (and that game was not until November of that season).

I suppose the Chiefs are getting kinda screwed in that they have 3 fewer months than the Chargers to learn Portuguese.

Gonna need Super Duolingo at this point, what's THAT going to cost?!?

Acquiring a player that can't get a visa due to past criminal activity could be a problem.

"Touchdown! Kansas city!" can be taught on the plane ride over

Lot of Brazilian females on pornhub.

And shemales too!

And they all have the same freaking tan lines.