Former NFL star Taylor Lewan explained why he’s not in favor of Bad Bunny being named the next Super Bowl halftime performer.
Lewan, 34, who also cohosts the popular “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast, laid out his rationale during an appearance on Up & Adams on Tuesday, September 30.
“I think the NFL might have made a mistake making Bad Bunny the halftime Super Bowl show,” Lewan told host Kay Adams.
Lewan credited Bad Bunny, 31, with being “talented in singing and acting, all the things in between,” but argued the league missed a big opportunity.
“It should have been Taylor Swift,” Lewan said. “She has been integrating in this world of football. She’s been meshing two completely different cultures into one another.”
Swift, 35, of course, is engaged to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Since the pop star and Kelce, 35, started dating in 2023, Lewan credited Swift’s influence with helping the NFL rise even more in popularity.
“You see it in the cap space going up and up,” Lewan said. “You think, ‘Oh, the ratings are so great. Our players must be better.’ No, boys. That’s the Swiftie Army.”
With Kelce’s career in its twilight years, Lewan said time is running out to have a potential Swift halftime show make the most impact.
“We need to put this thing with a nice little bow,” Lewan argued. “We don’t know how much longer Travis Kelce is going to be with us in uniform.”
Lewan’s podcast cohost, Will Compton, said the time is especially right for Swift to perform at the Super Bowl because of Kansas City’s sputtering start to the 2025 NFL season.
“You know the Chiefs aren’t going to be in the Super Bowl this year, that’s why this is the moment now,” Compton, 36, said in the interview. “It’s not like a build-up-for-Chiefs Taylor Swift. The Chiefs aren’t going to be in it this year. Let’s get Taylor Swift on stage.”
Compton added, “Let’s get her the halftime show over Bad Bunny because I know the world’s kind of exploding right now. Like, ‘Who is Bad Bunny? Is he good enough to be on the show? What’s happened to our game?’’”
Adams, 39, argued that Kelce still being in the league is precisely why Swift hasn’t said yes to the halftime show slot yet.
“Don’t you think she’ll do it right when he’s done?” Adams asked.
Compton responded, “That’s a very fair point. That’s a good perspective.”
Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl LX halftime show performer on Sunday, September 28.
“What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” the Puerto Rican rapper said in a statement. “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown … this is for my people, my culture and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”
The selection of Bad Bunny has been polarizing, which was evidenced by the reaction of former race car driver Danica Patrick on social media.
“Oh fun,” Patrick, 42, wrote via X on Sunday. “No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year … not just for sports.”