NFL Speaks Out On Bad Bunny’s Grammys Political Move

The NFL has lastly addressed widespread speculations about Bad Bunny’s upcoming Tremendous Bowl efficiency. 

The rapper publicly spoke out in opposition to ICE throughout his acceptance speech on the 2026 Grammys, igniting a firestorm on-line that led followers to imagine his Tremendous Bowl efficiency may additionally be political. 

Ever since Unhealthy Bunny was introduced because the performer for this 12 months’s halftime present, he has acquired criticism from all sides, together with President Donald Trump, who publicly slammed the NFL for selecting him. 

Throughout a press convention forward of the Tremendous Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was requested to talk on Unhealthy Bunny’s upcoming efficiency and whether or not he expects the Latino rapper to take a political stance as he did on the Grammys. 

Goodell made it clear that Unhealthy Bunny’s Grammys speech makes him a standout artist. He added that the rapper additionally understands the form of platform the Tremendous Bowl affords, and he expects him to placed on a very good halftime efficiency. 

“Unhealthy Bunny, I believe that was demonstrated final evening, is among the nice artists on the earth, and that’s one of many causes we selected him,” the NFL commissioner mentioned, as confirmed by US Weekly.

“However the different motive is he understood the platform he was on. This platform is to unite folks and to have the ability to carry folks along with their creativity, with their abilities, and to have the ability to use this second to try this,” he defined. “I believe Unhealthy Bunny understands that, and I believe he’ll have an incredible efficiency.”

Goodell’s statements got here after Unhealthy Bunny publicly took a stance in opposition to ICE on the Grammys stage after successful Album of the 12 months. 

The Blast reported that the Latino rapper started his acceptance speech by saying, “I’m gonna say, ICE out.”  We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we’re people, and we’re Individuals.” 

This shifting speech was met with unfavorable reactions from MAGA supporters, who referred to as for a Tremendous Bowl boycott.

One fan wrote, “Unhealthy Bunny will pull this sh-t on the Tremendous Bowl too. It’s time to place your cash the place your mouth is: BOYCOTT THE SUPERBOWL,” and one other argued that the rapper was going to make the Tremendous Bowl “extraordinarily political.” 

Regardless of the heavy criticism Unhealthy Bunny acquired after being named a headliner, the present organizers made no transfer to take away him as a performer. As a substitute, they introduced that Inexperienced Day, which has brazenly opposed Trump previously, would open for the Latino rapper. 

This announcement was met with one other spherical of skepticism. Followers on-line started to counsel that the NFL was not directly taking a stance in opposition to Trump by deliberately selecting individuals who have opposed his administration to carry out on the Tremendous Bowl.

“NFL going anti-MAGA on Feb 8 and I like it,” one commenter wrote. One other dubbed it the “anti-MAGA halftime present,” per The Blast.

Earlier than the NFL introduced Inexperienced Day because the opening performers for the Tremendous Bowl Halftime present, Goodell defended the group’s choice to place Unhealthy Bunny on the stage. 

Based on The Blast, he referred to as it a “fastidiously thought-through” choice. He additionally famous that the NFL anticipated to obtain some stage of “blowback” and “criticism,” over their choice as a result of it’s a recurring theme that occurs yearly.