Super Bowl LIX performer is found guilty of resisting an officer
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, who protested by unfurling a flag during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, was found guilty of resisting an officer, a misdemeanor charge.
- The flag Nantambu displayed read “Sudan and Free Gaza,” and after showing it, he fled and did not comply with police orders to stop.
- Nantambu will be sentenced on June 1, facing up to six months in prison and a $500 fine, and has been banned for life from all NFL events.
- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill commended the judge's decision to hold Nantambu accountable for resisting law enforcement.
- Separately, Nantambu is the alleged victim in a May 2025 shooting involving former NFL player Antonio Brown, who claims self-defense after admitting to firing a weapon.