Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre isn't too thrilled with the NFL at the moment.
Well before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks squared off in Super Bowl LX, Favre complained about Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show. He thought the NFL should've went with a country music star like Jason Aldean.
"I'd pick someone who … maybe Jason Aldean, or, you know, someone who loves this country and that everyone could relate to," Favre said. "I think Jason Aldean right now is as big a patriot and has a great voice. But I like George Strait – that's old school. There's a lot of choices out there."
During a recent appearance on Tomi Lahren's OutKick show, Favre was asked if the NFL has shifted who it appeals its product to. That led to a long-winded rant from the three-time MVP.
"I think there probably is some truth to that. Why that has changed, I really don't know. Because I think your general football audience is people like you and I. Maybe loves football, or maybe is a casual, fair-weather fan, but it is the biggest show in town. So you watch it, you know, you watch the halftime show and who sang the national anthem. You know, that's been that way for a long time," Favre said, via Fox News Digital.
"But you're right, you know, in the last maybe 10 years, maybe a little longer, there's been a slight shift. For whatever reason, I have no idea, because you want to appeal to your true fans. And it doesn't seem like that is the case anymore."
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 31: Former NFL player Brett Favre speaks onstage during day 3 of SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Bad Bunny's halftime show was a huge success.
Despite all the outrage surrounding Bad Bunny, his halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers on NBC.
Not only did Bad Bunny set a record for most-viewed Super Bowl halftime show on YouTube in a 24-hour span, he had the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in Telemundo history.
"Bad Bunny is, and I think that was demonstrated last night, one of the great artists in the world and that's one of the reasons we chose him," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. "But the other reason is 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."
We can't wait to see who the NFL picks for next year's Super Bowl halftime show.
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