The league said the individual was part of the 400-member field cast and "hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show."

A brief protest by a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza, two wars in the Middle East that have killed tens of thousands of people.

The man was an entertainer during Kendrick Lamar’s performance, but his demonstration was not part of the script, the NFL said.