I didn’t know that he wasn’t in town for the Super Bowl until this post. That is a huge red flag IMO.
It’s not just about New Orleans culture.
It’s about the Super Bowl being in your current teams’ city and you should want to be around it to some extent as an NFL player that aspires to reach the Super Bowl. If he wasn’t even out there for a day or two during this week, then idk how much he cares about the city or the Super Bowl itself.