NFL great Michael Irvin calls San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl LX 'worst ever,' cites lackluster atmosphere

The Seattle Seahawks returned to the headlines this week aft quality surfaced that Paul Allen’s property — which is overseen by the precocious owner’s sister, Jody Allen — has initiated the process to merchantability the franchise.

The eventual transaction aligns with Allen’s last wishes and comes little than 2 weeks aft the Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots successful Super Bowl LX to seizure the franchise’s 2nd Vince Lombardi Trophy.

After a decennary away, the large crippled returned to the San Francisco Bay Area successful 2026. Events passim the week were divided betwixt the bosom of San Francisco and Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, astir 40 miles away. Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin cited the week's evident logistical issues and deemed Super Bowl LX arsenic the "worst ever."

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A wide presumption of the skyline anterior to Super Bowl LX astatine Moscone Center connected Feb. 04, 2026 successful San Francisco, California. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

"Literally, you could not spell anyplace connected the streets," helium said. "It took everlastingly to get close down the thoroughfare due to the fact that postulation was truthful bad." Irvin besides expressed his anticipation that aboriginal Super Bowls are not awarded to the region.

"This was a horrible Super Bowl," the erstwhile Dallas Cowboys wide receiver declared. "They should ne'er ever, ever, ever bring the Super Bowl backmost to San Francisco. … It was ‘blah’ successful the city, you cognize what I mean? It conscionable wasn’t jumping." 

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Irvin attended respective high-profile pregame events before, but yet determined the big metropolis failed to present a festive atmosphere.

"The people, ‘blah.’ The buildings retired present looked ‘blah.’ When you spell into events, it was ‘blah,’" Irvin said successful a video shared connected his YouTube channel, continuing his reappraisal of the week. "I’m reasoning determination should beryllium truthful overmuch wealth retired present due to the fact that the tech is retired here, right? But it each looks truthful ‘blah.’"

Michael Irvin attends The FanDuel Party Powered by Spotify 2026 connected Feb. 06, 2026 successful San Francisco, California.   (Anna Webber/Getty Images for Spotify)

Irvin said helium waited until good aft the events and the crippled to dependable his criticism.

"I didn’t privation to dampen anybody’s thoughts oregon hopes astir a Super Bowl during the Super Bowl, truthful I said ‘Imma wait.’ But I couldn’t hold ‘till this infinitesimal came to archer you," helium explained. "Damn! It’s, I believe, the worst Super Bowl I’ve ever gone to, and I’m talking astir conscionable seeing however the metropolis rocks and everything."

Irvin won 3 Super Bowls during his tenure with the Cowboys.

Former Miami Hurricanes shot subordinate Michael Irvin looks connected the 2026 Fiesta Bowl and College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with the Mississippi Rebels astatine State Farm Stadium connected Jan. 8, 2026 successful Glendale, Arizona. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Irvin’s comments disagree sharply from those of San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy's and moving backmost Christian McCaffrey's comments, who took a much affirmative presumption of the big city.

"It's a historical metropolis with truthful overmuch character. The food, the hills, the homes, the water, the bridge, the full thing. It's conscionable specified a large city, too, and it's truly chill to spot it travel to beingness adjacent much than it already is," Christian McCaffrey told Fox News Digital connected vigor enactment successful the days starring up to kickoff.

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"Man, I deliberation San Francisco has truthful overmuch to offer," Purdy added. "Just, obviously, with the restaurants, the experiences, conscionable however beauteous it is retired present with the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean. It's a large city, large people. So to person the Super Bowl retired present is truly cool."

Next year’s Super Bowl heads backmost to the Los Angeles area, with Atlanta acceptable to big successful 2028.

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