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Eric Dickerson criticizes Bad Bunny, urges not to do Super Bowl halftime show

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh10/07/25griffin_mcveigh
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Eric Dickerson on radio row during the Super Bowl in Minneapolis, MN. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Levi’s Stadium hosts the Super Bowl this upcoming February, as teams continue the early stages of fighting out for a playoff spot. We might not know which two teams are taking the field but the halftime show is already decided. Popular artist Bad Bunny takes the stage in Santa Clara and brings some mixed opinions from the outside.

Former Los Angeles Rams star Eric Dickerson provided his thoughts recently to TMZ. He does not appear to be in favor of Bad Bunny being the halftime performer after previous comments about the United States.

“I know Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.,” Dickerson said. “But, it’s not the U.S. That’s the way I look at it. That’s the way I feel… If Bad Bunny said something about the U.S., don’t come here and perform. You know, don’t come here. Stay in your country.”

Bad Bunny, whose name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is from and still lives in Puerto Rico. He is one of the more popular artists out there at the moment, being Spotify’s most-streamed artist in 2020 all the way through 2022. People from different parts of the world will tune into the Super Bowl, already one of the highest-viewed events of the year, to watch his performance.

Outside of the Super Bowl, fans across the globe are set to see Bad Bunny on tour, beginning Nov. 21 in the Dominican Republic. This will last all the way through the summer of 2026, ending on July 22 in Brussels, Belgium. However, looking at the list of venues, none are in the United States.

“People from the US could come here to see the show,” he said via i-D Magazine. “Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world. But there was the issue of—like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”

Now, there will be a stop in Santa Clara, CA, for the Super Bowl. Dickinson is not thrilled and he is not the only one. President Donald Trump also recently spoke on the matter, claiming not to know who Bad Bunny is.

“I’d never heard of him,” Trump said on Greg Kelly Reports. “I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. Then, they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”