NFL’s Roger Goodell Addresses Bad Bunny’s Political Statements At Grammys & Concerns Over ICE Presence At Super Bowl LX

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held a press conference as he kicked things off in the lead-up to Super Bowl LX.

In October of last year, it was reported that ICE agents would patrol the big game to make arrests of undocumented immigrants as Bad Bunny was also set to perform during the half-time show.

Bad Bunny had a big night at the Grammys on Sunday night, winning the top award of the night for Album of the Year. The Puerto Rican artist also made it clear where he stood on Donald Trump’s immigration policy, calling out ICE during his acceptance speech.

Goodell was asked if he was expecting any political statements from Bad Bunny during the Halftime show following the Grammys, to which the commissioner said, “I think Bad Bunny, and I think that was demonstrated last night, is one of the great artists in the world, and that’s one of the reasons we chose him.”

“But the other reason is he understood the platform he was on and that this platform is to use 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,” he continued. “I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that, and I think he’ll have a great performance.”

Goodell was also asked about ICE’s presence at the event, to which he said, “Security is obviously one of the things we focus on the most. It’s a SEAR [Special Event Assessment Rating] 1 level event that involves unique assets at the federal level, state level, and the local level, all working together.”

“I see no change in that, in the preparations for the Super Bowl. We’ve not seen that. We’re working with all three of those levels and doing everything we can to make sure it’s a safe environment, and the federal government is a big part of that, including this administration and every other administration before that,” he said. “I think SEAR 1 is probably the category we’ve had since at least the turn of the century, if not before that. I just anticipate we’ll continue to do the work to make it the safest event.”