President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 7, 2025. Trump is expected to stay at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach before traveling to New Orleans on Sunday for the Super Bowl.

P resident Donald Trump is expected to attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans this Sunday, making him the first sitting president to do so. The President has had a complicated history with the NFL, after criticizing players who kneeled during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice during his first administration.

While Trump and the NFL seem to be on the same page now, their relationship has been rocky over the decades. Here is a breakdown of Trump’s long and complicated history with the league. Trump will attend the big game on Sunday following the NFL’s recent decision to remove the “End Racism” message from the end zones for the first time since 2021.