The NFL still hasn’t found a halftime performer for Super Bowl LII. A report on Wednesday morning indicated that the league had made an offer to Jay-Z to perform at halftime, but he declined.

The Source first reported Jay-Z’s snubbing of the league, but didn’t offer a reason why. However, they did speculate that he could have declined in support of Colin Kaepernick, who got a shoutout from Jay-Z during a concert in New York last week.

Pro Football Talk also followed up on the story, providing a statement from the league that didn’t exactly deny the report.

“No decisions have been made on the performer(s) and we are not going to speculate on particular artists,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT by email. “Along with Pepsi, we know that we will put on a spectacular show. When it is time to announce her name we will do it. Or his name. Or their names.”

Last year, we learned that Adele declined the league’s offer in August, and the first report signalling that Lady Gaga would be the halftime entertainment surfaced on September 18th. So we should be learning who will be the featured act any day now, and in addition to it not being Jay-Z, I think we can rule Taylor Swift out of the running as well. Earlier this month, a report indicated that Swift would be performing at halftime of the College Football Playoff Championship, and wouldn’t be performing at the Super Bowl because she’s a spokesperson for Coke – and Pepsi is the Super Bowl halftime show sponsor.

Knowing how the NFL operates, they’ll choose the most milquetoast act possible to avoid upsetting anyone. I wonder which act fits that profile the best, but for those hoping for an exciting act, don’t hold your breath – it’ll probably be Coldplay again.

[The Source, PFT]