What has the potential to be the most politically charged Super Bowl in history will be anything but if the pathologically apolitical National Football League has anything to do with it. Will Lady Gaga's Super Bowl half-time show get political? The Super Bowl would appear to be a tailor-made canvas for a mainstream political statement. The last seven Super Bowls have been the top seven most-watched programs in American history. “As commissioner of the NFL I’m singularly focused on the Super Bowl right now,” Goodell said with the footwork of a veteran pollster.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2017 12:00 UTC