The commissioner of the National Football League addressed the public outrage over the decision to have Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl.

Many football fans were furious when the NFL made the announcement, especially after some anti-Trump comments of his resurfaced on social media.

'He understands the platform that he's on, and I think it's going to be exciting and a united moment.'

Commissioner Goodell defended the decision while speaking to reporters on Wednesday after the annual Fall League Meeting.

"It's carefully thought through," Goodell said. "I'm not sure we've ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism. It's pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching."

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