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Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson blasted the NFL for choosing Bad Bunny to be its quarterback in the Super Bowl.
Dickerson, 65, called the NFL one of the most corrupt organizations in existence and said they will do anything for the money.
“I just don’t. I don’t see why they chose that. The NFL does things that boggle your mind. So they’ll do anything for money,” Dickerson told TMZ in a recent interview. “I thank God I had a chance to play in the National Football League.”
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(Left) Former Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson walks onto the field before the NFC divisional playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on January 23, 2022. (Right) Bad Bunny appears on stage during Super Bowl LX Pregame & Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime at Mosb Show, Press Conference, West Halftime. 2026, in San Francisco, California. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
“But as an entity, the NFL is one of the most corrupt organizations there is.”
Dickerson said he doesn’t understand why the NFL didn’t select someone with ties to San Francisco.
“Look, why don’t we get somebody from here from home? How about somebody here from San Francisco, all these artists right here in the area to play at the Super Bowl? Somebody (who speaks) English, you know?” Dickerson said.
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Eric Dickerson walks the red carpet before the NFL Honors show at Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 8, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
When Dickerson was told it would be sung in Spanish, the six-time Pro Bowler said it made no sense. Dickerson isn’t the only person upset about the NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny.
Many conservatives are concerned about Bad Bunny’s seemingly “woke” values and whether they will be shown on the big stage to a massive audience.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that President Donald Trump will watch Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “All-American” halftime show on Sunday, which is headlined by country/rock artist Kid Rock.
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Bad Bunny accepts the award for Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
“I think the president would much prefer a Kid Rock performance to Bad Bunny. I have to say that,” Leavitt told reporters at Thursday’s White House press briefing.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended having Bad Bunny as a performer.
“Look, Bad Bunny is, and I think it was demonstrated last night, one of the great performers in the world, and that’s one of the reasons we chose him,” Goodell said. “But the other reason is that he understood the platform he was on, and 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, and I think artists in the past have done that.
“I think Bad Bunny understands that and I think he’s going to have a great performance.”
The Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday in Super Bowl LX.
