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Super Bowl LVII: Nick Sirianni cries as Chris Stapleton sings national anthem, fans say 'best performance in years'

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was seen crying as Stapleton sang the national anthem during the Super Bowl broadcast

GLENDALE, ARIZONA: Super Bowl LVII is here as the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, February 12, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It will be the first time the two teams have faced each other in a championship game. Before the countdown to Rihanna's halftime show began, Chris Stapleton moved the spectators to tears with his rendition of the National Anthem.

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was seen crying as Stapleton sang the national anthem during the Super Bowl broadcast, just moments before the coin toss. The roughly two-minute performance of the song is being celebrated on social media.

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'So proud to be an American'

Internet users flooded the social media after Stapleton's soul-stirring performance. "Chris Stapleton just put on the best National Anthem performance at the #SuperBowlLVII since Whitney Houston in 1991! Tears in my eyes! So proud to be an American," one user wrote on Twitter. Another said, "Chris Stapleton killed it! Best National Anthem ever." "Nick Sirianni was most of us during Chris Stapleton's outstanding performance of the National Anthem," one user wrote, while another said, "If the aliens wipe us out I’m content with that being the last National Anthem I ever hear. Wow Chris Stapleton."

'All emotions stirring in that moment'

"Chris Stapleton bringin these grown men to tears during the national anthem is all I needed. Super bowl done. Goodbye," one user said, while another wrote, "I'm typically critical of embellished performances of the national anthem but Chris Stapleton killed it. All the emotions stirring in that moment are a powerful thing." "I’m neither a football nor country music fan, but Chris Stapleton’s rendition of the National Anthem was the best I’ve heard in years," said a user. Another wrote, "Chris Stapleton doing the National Anthem was one of the most beautifully done NA's I've seen in years. It literally moved many of the players to tears, which made me cry. This is the kind of unity we use to have in our country, so happy to see/hear this again."

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