Grace Hunt said she’s disappointed in the NFL’s decision to tap global superstar Bad Bunny as the headliner for this season’s Super Bowl halftime show — and argued the league has drifted from the values she believes the event should represent.
In an interview on Fox News Channel’s The Will Cain Show, the granddaughter of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and daughter of team owner Clark Hunt said the NFL should be more intentional about choosing performers who align with the league’s traditions and its broad audience.
“The NFL honors women, the military, this country, celebrates communities,” Hunt said. “So, I think that whoever they select going forward for the halftime show needs to reflect those values more closely. So, I respect Erika.”
Hunt praised Erika Kirk, the wife of the late Charlie Kirk, who was unanimously elected CEO and Chair of Turning Point USA after his assassination in September 2025. Erika pledged to carry on Charlie’s work for what she described as an effort to steer the halftime show back toward a more family-focused identity.
In response to the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny, Kirk’s organization plans to host an “All-American Halftime Show” as a counter to the official NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
“I really respect Erika for all that she’s done, especially with creating a halftime show for America,” Hunt said. “You know, children are young, they’re impressionable.”
She framed her concerns through the legacy of her grandfather, who famously coined the term “Super Bowl” and, in her view, imagined the event as something rooted in football first — not necessarily spectacle.
“When my grandfather named the Super Bowl, he intended it to be something children and families of all ages could come together and watch and really believed that the game should come first,” Hunt said, “that football is the attraction and that it didn’t need to compromise its character or rely on cheap appeal to draw an audience, especially when that approach can alienate so much of the fan base.”
Hunt didn’t attack Bad Bunny directly but made clear she believes the league should rethink its broader halftime direction, arguing the show should unify rather than divide — and reflect what she views as the core identity of the NFL.
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