NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that the Israeli national anthem will kick off the 2025 Super Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Though interpretations of the United States national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, have been performed since the first edition of the game in 1967, the NFL’s Board of Directors decided that this year will be different. In a statement issued today the NFL Board explained:
“Our decision to stand with Israel has nothing to do with the fact that half the team owners are Jewish and the other half are intimidated. And it has nothing to do with that horse’s head that Roger Goodrell found in his bed. We stand with Israel because…well, because we stand with Israel. And if anybody doesn’t stand with Israel—and stand for the Israeli national anthem instead of the American one—that person is a no-good unpatriotic terrorist who probably doesn’t even believe that Muslims blew up the World Trade Center with jet fuel.”
Goodell admitted that some fans may not initially appreciate the break with tradition, but they would eventually get used to it. “The new Israeli national anthem is really great! If you haven’t heard it, you’re really missing out.”
LISTEN TO THE NEW ISRAELI NATIONAL ANTHEM AS IT WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE 2025 SUPER BOWL