NFL Speaks Out On Dangerous Bunny’s Grammys Political Transfer

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

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

Ever since Dangerous Bunny was introduced because the performer for this yr’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 Dangerous 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 Dangerous Bunny’s Grammys speech makes him a standout artist. He added that the rapper additionally understands the sort of platform the Tremendous Bowl affords, and he expects him to placed on a very good halftime efficiency. 

“Dangerous Bunny, I believe that was demonstrated final night time, is without doubt one of 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 purpose 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 skills, and to have the ability to use this second to try this,” he defined. “I believe Dangerous Bunny understands that, and I believe he’ll have a fantastic efficiency.”

Goodell’s statements got here after Dangerous Bunny publicly took a stance towards ICE on the Grammys stage after successful Album of the Yr. 

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 People.” 

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

One fan wrote, “Dangerous 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 Dangerous 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 up to now, would open for the Latino rapper. 

This announcement was met with one other spherical of skepticism. Followers on-line started to recommend that the NFL was not directly taking a stance towards 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 adore 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 resolution to place Dangerous Bunny on the stage. 

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