NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expresses concern over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance as artist blasts ICE 2026 Grammy Awards. Goodell addressed the issue while speaking to reporters on Monday night, February 2, saying he doesn’t expect Bad Bunny’s performance to take a political turn despite his comments against ICE during his Grammy speech.
Roger Goodell addresses concerns about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance after Grammy comments (Photo by Chris Greithen/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP, REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)Goodell said he believed it Bad Bunny will unite the crowd and not divide them when they perform at Levi’s Stadium.
“Bad Bunny, and I think that was demonstrated last night, is one of the great artists in the world,” Goodell said. “That’s one of the reasons we chose him. But the other reason is that he understood the platform he was on and that platform was used to bring people together and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, their talent, and to be able to use this moment to do that.
“I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that and I think he’ll have a great performance,” he added.
Bad Bunny’s comments at the 2026 Grammy AwardsBad Bunny opened his album of the year speech at the Grammys by criticizing ICE, “ICE Out” and saying that “we’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens.”
“We’re human and we’re Americans. I know it’s hard not to hate these days,” he added. “Hate grows stronger with more hate. The only thing stronger than hate is love. So please, we must part. If we fight, we must do it with love.”
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The NFL faced widespread criticism from conservatives for choosing Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer. The conservative organization Turning Point USA has even promised a different halftime show featuring English-speaking stars.
President Donald Trump, who will skip this year’s Super Bowl, told the New York Post in an Oval Office interview that he could not stand the performers selected for the halftime show. Trump specifically mentioned Bad Bunny and Green Day, saying he was not pleased they were chosen to perform. Both are critics of the US president.
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Trump said, “I am against them.
However, Trump clarified that musicians are not the reason not to participate in the game. “It’s too far. I will. I did [gotten] great hands [at] They like me at the Super Bowl,” the US president said.
“I could go, you know, it’s a little bit shorter,” he added.
