{"id":32556,"date":"2024-02-13T09:29:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=32556"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:50:55","slug":"nfl-players-brought-to-tears-during-reba-mcentires-national-anthem-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/02\/nfl-players-brought-to-tears-during-reba-mcentires-national-anthem-performance.html","title":{"rendered":"NFL Players Brought to Tears During Reba McEntire&#8217;s National Anthem Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32604\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/reba-anthem-01_credit-NFL-Youtube.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32604\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/reba-anthem-01_credit-NFL-Youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NFL \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As country music legend Reba McEntire sang \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner\u201d before Super Bowl LVIII, several players for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were visibly moved. However, as the camera panned from player to player, one NFL star stood out among the crowd: Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones, a player who was one of the keys to the Chiefs\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple media outlets reported that the national anthem moved Jones so that he was brought to tears. Even the National Football League commented on the tearful moment, sharing an eight-second clip of Jones crying with the caption, \u201cSame, Chris Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">same, Chris Jones ?<\/p>\n<p>?: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLVIII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SBLVIII<\/a> on CBS<br \/>\n?: Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLPlus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dClcEDVQLT\">https:\/\/t.co\/dClcEDVQLT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/buVnpz7LX5\">pic.twitter.com\/buVnpz7LX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1756823403384955261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the Daily Mail\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-13072363\/Super-Bowl-Kansas-City-Chiefs-Chris-Jones-CRIES-national-anthem.html\">noted<\/a>, Jones, who was drafted in 2016, has spent his entire NFL career with the Chiefs. The player had a powerful last season, garnering 15.5 sacks and 44 tackles \u2014 both career highs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIh0AXQ1YaU?si=T9D9SnVp7j4cJ9S4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was a genuinely moving and emotive moment to see Jones react in such a raw and vulnerable way. The Chiefs went on to defeat the 49ers in one of the most extended games in NFL history, with the final score coming in at 25 to 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As country music legend Reba McEntire sang \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner\u201d before Super Bowl LVIII, several players for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were visibly moved. 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