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Chris Stapleton wowed by Philadelphia Eagles star’s version of ‘Tennessee Whiskey’

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton got to listen to Jordan Mailata prior to his show Saturday and the country music star was impressed. Courtesy of Vivid Seats

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Philadelphia Eagles fans know that big offensive tackle Joran Mailata can sing, and now country music star Chris Stapleton does, too.

Stapleton was in Philly along with George Strait for a concert Saturday, and Mailata got the chance to do his best cover of the song for Stapleton. It was caught on video, and Stapleton can be seen saying, “Yeah!” before he begins clapping and smiling.

Mailata then finishes out the song and gets a big handshake from Stapleton.

Stapleton, of course, covered the song himself back in 2015 and turned it into a major hit.

The 6-foot-8, 365-poound Mailata is a native of Australia. He was the Eagles seventh-round pick, 233rd-overall, back in 2018 and was a second-team All-Pro in 2024. There figures to be plenty of football ahead of him, but maybe a singing career is in the cards for him when his playing days are through.

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