The NFL insists it doesn’t do politics. But in recent years, some of its choices seem to be telling a different story — and its latest Super Bowl halftime show decision, tapping Puerto Rican superstar, solely Spanish-language performer and Miami restaurant owner Bad Bunny, is a case in point.

Months of online speculation suggested that Taylor Swift would be performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. However, according to people familiar with the league’s process, the NFL and its partner,

After her recent appearance on the New Heights podcast alongside Travis and Jason Kelce, Swifties began speculating that the pop superstar was dropping easter eggs that she would be the performer for the halftime show of Super Bowl LX in February.