Jason Kelce is setting the record straight. After a false quote about Bad Bunny‘s upcoming Super Bowl Halftime performance started circulating on X, the retired Philadelphia Eagles center shared a message explaining that he never said what was being attributed to him.
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In a post on X on Tuesday (Oct. 14), Kelce began by saying that he “normally [doesn’t] comment on things like this.”
“But,” he continued, “I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now.”
“I will not address the other accounts specifically, because I do not want to amplify their engagement,” the athlete added. “But please know, unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real.”
Kelce’s post comes shortly after a “quote” from him caught like wildfire online. Despite there being no official source tied back to the quote, many people mistakenly believed that he had said, “If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America’s future.”
It’s understandable why so many folks took the fake quote and ran with it. September’s announcement that Benito will headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show has caused quite the stir, with some people — largely conservatives and MAGA personalities — questioning why a Spanish-speaking musician would be asked to perform. President Donald Trump called the choice of performer “absolutely ridiculous,” while Turning Point USA announced plans to hold an alternate halftime show featuring “anything in English” by way of music.
But while the comments about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl appointment attributed to him weren’t real, the former NFL star has previously given the Puerto Rican superstar his seal of approval. Kelce had nothing but kind things to say on New Heights about Benito’s performance in Happy Gilmore 2 — in which Travis Kelce also starred — and so did guest Taylor Swift.
“Bad Bunny? He absolutely delighted me in that movie,” she raved at the time. “His comedic timing is so good.”
“He was so good,” Jason agreed.
See Jason’s post below.
