New Bombshell Report Uncovers Ugly Drama Behind-The-Scenes Between Roger Goodell & NFL Owners Over Bad Bunny Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
More details have emerged about some NFL team owners’ unhappiness with the decision to feature Bad Bunny in the Super Bowl 60 halftime show.
Despite Bad Bunny’s status as one of the world’s most beloved music stars, the NFL has received plenty of criticism for choosing him as the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show. President Donald Trump is among the notable critics, even stating that he won’t attend this year’s Super Bowl.
Unhappy with the NFL’s choice, Turning Point USA announced its plans for an alternative Super Bowl halftime show back in October. It remains to be seen who will perform in the show organized by the conservative nonprofit organization.
On Friday, ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler published a report detailing concerns from NFL owners about the halftime show decision. Specifically, one owner was worried that it could jeopardize their equity deal with ESPN:
“At least one owner met the decision to book Bad Bunny with skepticism, particularly considering the league’s pending agreement to sell the NFL Network and other assets to ESPN in exchange for a 10% stake in the media company.
Shortly after the Bad Bunny announcement, an NFL owner told Goodell that he feared the decision could threaten the government’s antitrust approval of the pending deal, a source with firsthand knowledge of the discussion told ESPN.”
The owner apparently went up to Commissioner Roger Goodell to tell him that, “he should’ve thought through that better.” Kahler was also told by one NFL executive that owners were against the halftime show decision. The reason is that “many were unfamiliar with” the Grammy Award-winning singer.
Roger Goodell Has Passionately Defended The Decision
Despite plenty of angry calls and the aforementioned concerns from NFL owners, Roger Goodell has stayed firm on the Bad Bunny decision. In October, Goodell said the following on their halftime show headline performer, per Kahler:
“He’s one of the most popular entertainers in the world. It’s carefully thought through. I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism… We’re confident it’s going to be a great show.
Don’t forget how much backlash the NFL received when Kendrick Lamar was named the Super Bowl 59 halftime show headliner. And guess what? At 133.5 million viewers, it was the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history.
Since money and ratings are all that matter to most NFL owners? It would be best to wait and see the final viewership numbers for the Super Bowl 60 halftime show.
