ESPN sent Stephen A. Smith to Rio de Janeiro to build excitement for Sunday's Baltimore Ravens-Dallas Cowboys game in Brazil, which CBS will air. The Big Lead writer questions the trip's purpose but says Smith appears to be enjoying it.
The matchup is part of the NFL's international schedule, which the article says will keep expanding as the league pursues a team based outside the United States. The writer says Smith's recurring jokes about Dallas give him material around the Cowboys, but offers no firm reason for ESPN's assignment.
