NFL Players Make Their Feelings Very Clear About Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Selection In New Bombshell Report: ‘I Don’t Even Know Who He Is’
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
We are less than one week away from the Super Bowl, and Bad Bunny is still generating more headlines. The Global superstar, who is planning a queer halftime show, continues to receive mixed reviews after being selected by the NFL to helm it.
NFL fans have made their feelings clear about the Super Bowl LX halftime show ever since it was announced last year. The debate will only get louder with the latest update. That much was revealed in The Athletic’s anonymous survey in which NFL players were polled about their opinions on him.
According to the survey, 58.6% of players favored the NFL’s selection of the Puerto Rican rapper, while 41.4% did not; 58 players were polled altogether. The publication noted two main reasons why most players disliked Bad Bunny as a halftime performer. It was a lack of familiarity with his music and a preference for a different artist.
𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: An anonymous NFL player gave his opinion on Bad Bunny being the halftime performance for the Super Bowl:
“I don’t even know who Bad Bunny is. I always think it should be an American. I think they’re trying too hard with this international stuff.”
Bad Bunny is… pic.twitter.com/jNVQ5kWtif
— JPA (@jasrifootball) February 2, 2026
Several NFL Players have Brutal Assessments of Bad Bunny
There were also some noteworthy quotes from anonymous naysayers offering brutally honest opinions.
Here are those anonymous quotes from The Athletic:
“I don’t even know who Bad Bunny is,” said an NFC offensive player. “I always think it should be an American. I think they’re trying too hard with this international stuff.” (Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.)
Said a different NFC offensive player: “I do not like it. (I’d prefer) 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.”
And an AFC offensive player said, “I think there are better examples of character and morality than Bad Bunny.”
NFL fans aren’t feeling him, and neither are the players. His cultural reach also remains global. He is the most-streamed artist in the world and has already appeared on the Super Bowl stage as a surprise guest for Shakira during Super Bowl LIV.
Despite their feelings, the Latin superstar will be on the main stage on February 8th.
