NFL Draft prospects Joe Alt, Bo Nix enjoy Black Hawk flight over Detroit with National Guard thanks to USAA

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Before offensive tackle Joe Alt and quarterback Bo Nix experience Detroit at the 2024 NFL Draft this upcoming Thursday, they got a once-in-a-lifetime experience flying in a Black Hawk helicopter over the city. 

Thanks to USAA, the official "Salute to Service" partner of the NFL, Alt and Nix traveled to Selfridge Air National Guard Base just outside of Detroit to participate in a "day in the life" experience with the military members at the base. 

Part of that experience involved a flight in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, where Alt and Nix both pointed fingers at each other when asked who was more scared about the ride above Detroit with the doors open.

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A Selfridge Air National Guard Base member poses with Joe Alt, left, and Bo Nix in front of a helicopter. (USAA)

"Well, he’s the one that had to hold the ‘Barf Bag,’ so I don’t think I was intimidated a whole lot," Nix, who threw for 45 touchdowns with over 4,500 yards last season for Oregon, told Fox News Digital ahead of the Draft. "I guess I thought he’d be used to having bigger guys running at him, too, so I wouldn’t guess that he was the scared one."

"Bo was trying to act tough and try to make it seem like I was scared, but I think Bo was a lot more scared than I was," Alt countered with a laugh. "He was more frightened. He gave me a look after it started up and I was like, ‘Yup, he’s afraid.’ 

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"I didn’t know, but I had a feeling what it was going to be like. And I don’t think he knew it was going to be that loud and that powerful. It