Beyoncé stole the present Wednesday when she carried out at halftime of the night Christmas Day recreation between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens.
The “Texas Maintain ‘Em” singer entered Houston’s NRG Stadium on a horse and performed songs from her most recent album, “Cowboy Carter.”
She was joined on the field at one point by Shaboozey and Post Malone.
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Beyoncé appears on a scaffold during halftime of the game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
As Beyoncé started to wrap up, she stood on a scaffold and was raised high above the field. She then made a finger-gun gesture with her hands as a big “Bang” banner unfurled behind her.
Fans in the stadium cheered, and the reviews were mostly positive on social media. But NFL fans started to poke fun at the finger-gun gesture because of the league’s crackdown this season.
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A number of NFL stars have proven finger weapons after touchdowns or to sign a primary down. Recreation officers have thrown flags after these celebrations because the league has cracked down on demonstrations that embrace gestures of violence.
Beyoncé performs throughout halftime of the sport between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday. (AP Picture/David J. Phillip)
NFL govt Troy Vincent addressed the problem at a league assembly in October, in response to NFL Community.
“There’s no place in professional football for that,” Vincent mentioned of the gestures. “Think about where we are as a society. … I don’t think that’s where we are and what we’re trying to represent. We have a responsibility as professional athletes.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell additionally talked in regards to the concern.
“It’s a long-standing policy, and we are going to enforce that,” he mentioned. “Troy had a direct conversation with the union, I think, just last week about it. We’re going to continue on that focus. We don’t think it’s appropriate in those circumstances and sends the wrong messages. So, we’ll continue to do that.”
Beyoncé performs together with her dancers throughout halftime of the sport between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium in Houston on Wednesday. (AP Picture/Eric Christian Smith)
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A high-ranking NFL worker advised The Athletic final week that gamers are warned in regards to the gestures every year and that they might end in penalties.
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