{"id":36793,"date":"2025-09-03T23:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36793"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:42:54","slug":"roger-goodell-responds-to-taylor-swift-super-bowl-2026-halftime-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36793","title":{"rendered":"Roger Goodell responds to Taylor Swift Super Bowl 2026 halftime buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Is the NFL \u2014 and Swifties everywhere \u2014 ready for it?<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance Wednesday on the \u201cToday\u201d show, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn\u2019t do much to quell chatter over the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/sports\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-are-engaged-pop-star-announces\/\">the newly engaged Taylor Swift<\/a> performing in the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would always love to have Taylor play. She is a special, special talent, and obviously she would be welcome at any time,\u201d Goodell said when asked by co-host Savannah Guthrie if the pop superstar is invited to play at Super Bowl 2026 in Santa Clara, Calif., next February.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; display: block; margin: 1.5em auto; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" title=\"Taylor Swift at the super bowl halftime show...?\ud83e\udd14 #shorts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQxulR9ZqxM?feature=oembed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/taylor-swift-performs-paris-le-110102015.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the possibility of Taylor Swift performing at the Super Bowl 2026 halftime show.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>When pressed if a performance is \u201cin the works,\u201d Goodell replied, \u201cI can\u2019t tell you anything about that,\u201d before relenting that it\u2019s a \u201cmaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the start of the 2025 NFL season now just one day away, \u201cToday\u201d co-host Craig Melvin asked when fans can expect a decision about the performer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m waiting on my friend Jay-Z to be able to help me with that one,\u201d Goodell said, as the rapper\u2019s company, Roc Nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/roger-goodell-taylor-swift-super-bowl-halftime-show-rcna228736?taid=68b834db9bc307000130fa1e&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">produces the halftime show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/goodell-1.jpg?w=740\" alt=\"Roger Goodell was quizzed about the pop superstar during a September 2025 appearance on &quot;Today.&quot;\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s in his hands. I\u2019m waiting for the smoke to come out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goodell\u2019s comments come roughly a week after Swift, 35, announced her engagement to star Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/kansas-city-chiefs-tight-end-110110742.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Taylor Swift recently confirmed her engagement to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/sports\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-full-relationship-timeline\/\">Since revealing their relationship in 2023<\/a>, the 14-time Grammy winner has been a staple at Kelce\u2019s Chiefs games, including their Super Bowl runs the past two years.<\/p>\n<div class=\" module module--precede-with-border module--follow-with-border wp-block-nypost-editor-protected-embed\"><\/div>\n<p>Swift wrapped her blockbuster Eras Tour after a nearly two-year run last December.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, who enjoyed a low-key offseason with Kelce, 35, is now gearing up for the Oct. 3 release of her 12th studio album, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/13\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-reveals-life-of-a-showgirl-album-release-date-as-new-heights-podcast-drops\/\">which she announced<\/a> on her fianc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/2024-kansas-city-chiefs-travis-110109460.jpg?w=794\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Super Bowl 2024\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"5\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/tight-end-travis-kelce-87of-109950161.jpg?w=718\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"universal-promo__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Super Bowl 2026 is slated for Sunday, Feb. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar, who collaborated with Swift on her 2014 track, \u201cBad Blood,\u201d performed in last year\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/09\/sports\/eagles-dismantle-chiefs-in-super-bowl-2025\/\">where the Eagles dominated Kelce\u2019s Chiefs<\/a>, 40-22.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia opens the season Thursday night at home against Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Chiefs will venture to Brazil for their season opener Friday against the Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce is entering his 13th season in Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Is the NFL \u2014 and Swifties everywhere \u2014 ready for it? 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