Dynamo players have rare experience at Super Bowl Live

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Thousands of football fans are celebrating Super Bowl LI with a trip to Super Bowl Live this week. They can hear live music, experience interactive exhibits, test their vertical jump and even take a virtual reality trip to Mars.

On the other hand, at least two visitors this week think the event is out of this world for a different reason. They barely know anything about the NFL.

Two of the Dynamo's newest players – Alberth Elis and Romell Quioto - visited the festival on Wednesday. Between them they can name two NFL players. One is Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Who can blame them? Elis and Quioto hail from Honduras, where viewership of NFL Network, FOX, NBC and ESPN is lower than the psi of the footballs the Patriots may or may not have deflated in 2015.

"In Honduras," Quioto said. "The sport that is ingrained in everyone's mind is soccer."

Quioto, a 25-year old forward who likely could hold his own and even win in a race with Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones or Patriots running back Dion Lewis, proved to be a quick study in the art of placekicking Wednesday. In one exhibit, he made a 20-year field goal on his first try.

Honduras' Romell Quioto celebrates after scoring against Canada during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers football match in the Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on September 2, 2016. / AFP / ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images) less Honduras' Romell Quioto celebrates after scoring against Canada during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers football match in the Olimpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on September 2, 2016. ... more Photo: ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images Photo: ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Dynamo players have rare experience at Super Bowl Live 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

Elis was not as successful but vowed to make one the next time he had a chance. The 20-year old forward said he had heard of the Patriots and Brady before this week. The only other player he knows is New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Elis said he will watch on Sunday because has "an interest in seeing the Patriots win and seeing Tom Brady be successful."

The Dynamo's training camp is moving to McAllen from Friday through Wednesday to get away from the crazy atmosphere expected to come with Super Bowl weekend. Though Quioto and Elis will be far away from the big game, at least they got to learn a little bit about it.

"It was a good experience," Elis said. "It is something we are not exposed to back home. Part of the process to getting acclimated here is taking part in events like that."