Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold gave his honest assessment of Bad Bunny being chosen as Super Bowl 60 halftime performer amid a swirl of conversation about the rapper’s selection.
“It’s unbelievable,” Darnold, 28, said at Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday, February 2. “I love his music. It’s great to have him perform at the Super Bowl.”
Darnold will be in the locker room during the performance, as his Seahawks face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8.
“I wish that I could see it,” Darnold added. “But I’m afraid I’ll be getting ready for the second half at that moment. But I know a lot of people are excited about him performing.”
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Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba admitted he was bad with song titles and was unable to name his favorite Bad Bunny track, but expressed similar excitement about the Puerto Rican musician’s appearance.
“I listen to his music,” Smith-Njigba, 23, told reporters on Monday night.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the upcoming halftime show from Bad Bunny, who Goodell, 66, called “one of the great artists in the world.”
“This platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents, and to be able to use this moment to do that,” Goodell told reporters. “I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that. I think he’ll have a great performance.”
While there is much excitement about Bad Bunny hitting the Super Bowl stage, a poll released this week by The Athletic showed that nearly half of the NFL’s players aren’t quite so enthused.
In a survey published on Monday, February 2, 41.4 percent of players said they did not “like” Bad Bunny being selected as halftime performer.
“I don’t even know who Bad Bunny is,” an anonymous offensive NFC player said. “I always think it should be an American. I think they’re trying too hard with this international stuff.”
Contrary to that player’s line of thinking, Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
“I think there are better examples of character and morality than Bad Bunny,” an anonymous AFC offensive player said.
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Another anonymous NFC offensive player advocated for “anyone who’s synonymous with football and football culture. I feel like there’s tons of artists out there who are fans of the game.”
Despite some pushback, 58.6 percent of the players polled said they were in favor of Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl.
“I’ve heard his music obviously, but I don’t speak Spanish so I’m not a big fan,” one anonymous NFC defensive player said. “But I do think it’s cool to have him, because America is based on diversity. America was built on immigration. So I feel like having him just furthers that American dream. I like it. I like the choice.”
Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California airs Sunday, February 8, at 6 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
