SAO PAULO (AP) Sao Paulo state's government said it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday's NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expre sed concern about playing in Nick Allegretti Jersey Brazil. Security operations for the game in Sao Paulos NeoQuimica Arena will be coordinated with U.S. authorities, the states public security secretariat said in a statement Wednesday. Gun violence and crime rates in Brazil are among the highest in the Latin America. Metropolitan Sao Paulo has also faced a wave of cellphone thefts.Hundreds of civilian and military police will be deployed for the game, the first Priest Holmes Jersey NFL match to be played in the South American country, according to the statement. Military police will be used to escort the teams' buses to their hotels, training grounds and to Jerick McKinnon Jersey the stadium. Our policing will be beefed up during the week to secure the public's safety for this historic match, with officers on the streets and avenues around the stadium, in public transportation, in the hotels and in tourist areas of the city, the security secretariat said. ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this week, Eagles cornerback Darius Slay said in a podcast he did not want to go to Brazil because of the country's crime rate. AJ Brown, a wide receiver of the same team, told said he will probably stay in his hotel room throughout his time in Sao Paulo. Other players expre sed similar concerns. Jarran Reed Jersey On Saturday, San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in central San Francisco. Sao Paulo state's government said it will also send trained dogs to the stadium before the match to detect potential explosive devices that could put fans or players in danger. Helicopters and drones will also be used.Sao Paulo police will have a station inside the stadium to support women who are victims of violence.___AP Zayne Anderson Jersey NFL: