HOUSTON, Texans – We have a new member of the Beyhive, and he’s a 6′2″, two-time NFL MVP and quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens.
On Monday, while talking to the media about his feelings about playing on Christmas Day for the second year in a row, 27-year-old Lamar Jackson said, despite missing his family, he is looking forward to watching Beyonce’s half-time performance.
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“I’m going to go out there and watch,” Jackson said. “[It will be my] first time seeing Beyoncé perform, and it’s at our game -- that’s dope. I’m going to go out and watch. Sorry [Ravens coach John] Harbaugh, sorry. Sorry, fellas.”
On Nov. 17, the Houston Texans announced that 32-time Grammy winner and Houston native, Beyonce Carter-Knowles will perform at half-time during the Texans and Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas Day.
Jackson was also asked if sneaking out to watch the halftime show would be dependent on his team leading the game going into halftime.
“No, I’m not even thinking about that,” Jackson said. “I was just thinking about just seeing Beyoncé for the first time.”
Beyonce’s performance is set to air on Netflix. The streaming giant will carry two NFL games for the first time on Christmas -- Pittsburgh and Kansas City and then Baltimore and Houston.
Netflix’s 282.3 million subscribers in over 190 countries will be able to stream the games, marking the first time one outlet has distributed an NFL game globally. Netflix will have the games available in five languages — English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German.
The games will also air on CBS affiliates in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Houston. NFL policy dictates that games on cable or being exclusively streamed must also be on an over-the-air station in the competing teams’ markets. It will also be available on mobile devices in the U.S. for those who have NFL+.