Overview
- Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu turned himself in on June 26 and was booked on misdemeanor charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace.
- Louisiana State Police investigators concluded he deviated from his assigned backup role by waving a “Sudan and Free Gaza” flag and running across the field during Kendrick Lamar’s performance.
- The unsanctioned demonstration occurred during the most-viewed halftime show in history, which drew an average audience of 133.5 million viewers.
- The NFL imposed a lifetime ban on Nantambu from all league stadiums and events following its review of the stunt.
- Nantambu told NBC News he aimed to highlight human suffering in Gaza and Sudan and was also identified as the victim in a May shooting allegedly involving former NFL player Antonio Brown.