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Internet in awe as Generald Wilson sings national anthem at NFL game moving Chris Jones to tears

This isn't the first time Wilson has enthralled his audience with his performance of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: ​Arrowhead Stadium was moved to tears just before the Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals AFC title game started as Generald Wilson - currently the most sought-after national anthem singer in America - sang the 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' What's more, Wilson's performance was so powerful that Chiefs star defensive tackle Chris Jones shed a tear in front of the cameras at the start of the NFL game.

This isn't the first time Wilson has sung the national anthem. In September 2022, when the Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, the gospel artist led off the team's home debut. Wilson not only sings at sporting events, but also has a Spotify account where he has released two songs called 'I've Got Joy' and 'You Are.' Wilson earned a lot of praise from the audience. He sang the national anthem so beautifully that Chris Jones was even moved to tears. On Twitter, people are currently talking about Wilson's perfect notes and his flawless emotions. He told KSHB, "For that minute and a half, you're putting away your differences and you're singing a song together with the person sitting next to you; the person way across the field or the court. And that minute and a half, you're coming together because you love this country. And then the excitement is to sing a song that's close to the original as possible, but still give you that flavor!"

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Who is Generald Wilson?

Generald Wilson, according to his Twitter bio, is a "Gospel Artist, Stellar Award Nominee, National Anthem Singer, & most importantly, Servant of God." "We didn't have money man. We had sugar water for Kool Aid. Society would say a guy or a person from Kinloch wouldn't amount to too much," Wilson told KSDK. He is a retired Navy Petty Officer First Class and served 20 years in the Navy. He describes his style as "groomed with a gospel background" and has been singing at sporting events for 22 years. Willson says, "I've been doing it since 1998."

Who is Chris Jones?

Christopher Deshun Jones, better known as Chris Jones, is a defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL). In his early days, he played college football at Mississippi State before being drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He was ranked as the eighth-best defensive tackle and 48th-best prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.

'Inject that into my veins'

One user wrote, "Note to the sports world. This is what America wants to see and hear from the National Anthem before all sporting events. No stars...no gimmicks. This guy killed it." Another user said, "I think America has found a permanent singer for the National Anthem. Whoa! #GeneraldWilson, Navy Petty Officer First Class (RET). Thank you for your service. Thank you for the superb singing of our National Anthem." One more user wrote, "This retired navy officer singing the national anthem 100000 times better than 99.9% of artists and celebrities who do it >>>>>" One user tweeted, "Chris Jones crying during the anthem just put me into tears" Another user said, "Chris Jones is crying during the national anthem. He wants this." One more user said, "Yes sir. Gorgeous National Anthem presentation Navy Petty Officer First Class (Ret) Generald Wilson. Inject that into my veins."

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