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Chris Jones left in tears as national anthem is ‘slaughtered’ before Chiefs-Bills game<\/h1>\n

ESPN’s Pat McAfee led people praising the performance of the American national anthem prior to the AFC Championship game between the\u00a0Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs and the\u00a0Buffalo Bills<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The anthem in Kansas City was sung by retired Navy petty officer first class Generald Wilson – who stunned the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium with his voice.<\/p>\n

Those in attendance at the game let out loud cheers at the end of it and CBS cameras captured Chiefs veteran defensive tackle Chris Jones shedding tears after the song<\/p>\n

Fans instantly ran to social media to heap praise on the former Navy man, with many enjoying the song before one of the biggest games of the season.<\/p>\n

That included McAfee, who posted to X, formerly\u00a0Twitter<\/span>, saying, ‘Ol buddy just absolutely slaughtered the National Anthem.. thanks for your service and the golden pipes sir.’<\/p>\n

Barstool Sports’ Jerry Thornton said, ‘This guy needs to be America’s official full time Anthem singer.’<\/p>\n

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Retired Navy petty officer first class Generald Wilson sang the National Anthem on Sunday prior to the AFC Championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chiefs player Chris Jones was seen shedding tears after the performance of the song<\/p>\n

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Football fans heaped praise on the Naval officer for his performance of the anthem<\/p>\n

‘This guy is maybe my favorite anthem singer. Unreal,’ said Seattle Seahawks writer Brian Nemhauser.<\/p>\n

Former New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson said, ‘My man SANG that anthem. Wow. In the cold too. That ain’t easy!<\/p>\n

‘Might have been the best National Anthem I’ve ever heard at the start of the @Chiefs @BuffaloBills Football Game. #Unbelievable,’ posted politician Jimmy Patronis.<\/p>\n

‘That was a damn good anthem performance. Now it’s time for the big one,’ posted NFL writer Scott Kacsmar.<\/p>\n

Podcaster Nick Kostos said, ‘That national anthem kicked ass.’<\/p>\n

The song set the tone for one of the most important games in the NFL – the fourth time in the last five seasons these two teams have met in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Buffalo has lost all four of those previous matchups – including in the 2020 AFC Championship game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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