Jason Kelce was forced to address a quote that was attributed to him about Bad Bunny being announced as the Super Bowl halftime show performer.
A rumored quote from Kelce, 37, spread like wildfire on social media this week reading, “If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America’s future.”
The former Philadelphia Eagles star took to his X account on Tuesday, October 14, to clear the air.
“I normally don’t comment on things like this, but I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now,” Kelce wrote. “I appreciate @X putting community notes on several and I will not address the other accounts specifically, because I do not want to amplify their engagement.”
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He added, “But please know, unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real.”
X added a community note – meant to help regulate false information on the social media app – on a viral post with Kelce’s fake quote that has earned more than 1.4 million views and 53K likes.
“Jason Kelce never said this,” the community note read. “A random X user posted this unverified quote which can’t be found in any recording or statement from Jason.”
The reveal that Bad Bunny, 31, will be the halftime show performer at next February’s Super Bowl XL — which the NFL announced on September 28 — has drawn a wide variety of opinions from celebrities, athletes and politicians.
President Donald Trump disparaged the decision during an appearance on Newsmax earlier this month.
“I’ve never heard of him,” Trump claimed during a phone interview with host Greg Kelly. “I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s, like, crazy.”
NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson slammed the choice of the Puerto Rican superstar, saying, “I don’t even know who the hell the guy is.”
“I don’t know if it’s true — Bad Bunny said something bad about the U.S. — [but if he did], don’t come here and perform,” Dickerson, 65, told TMZ on October 8. “Don’t come here. Stay in your country.”
He added, “I know Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., but it’s not the U.S. That’s how I look at it. That’s how I feel. They get these performers and they say all this controversial stuff about the United States, about how they hate the U.S. and all that kind of stuff. If you hate the U.S., don’t come here.”
Dickerson was likely referring to a Bad Bunny interview with i-D Magazine on September 10, when the rapper explained why he has recently refused to perform in the United States due to the fear of ICE raids at his shows.
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Former race car driver Danica Patrick also pushed back against Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl selection last month.
“No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year … not just for sports,” Patrick, 42, posted via X on September 29.
In response to the backlash, the late Charlie Kirk’s organization Turning Point announced on October 9 that they will be hosting an alternative halftime performance called “The All American Halftime Show.”
Despite all of the uproar, Bad Bunny is still scheduled to take the stage at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California on February 8.
