Jordan Mailata has range.
The Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle sang “Tennessee Whiskey” for Chris Stapleton backstage during a George Strait concert on Saturday, May 10 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
Mailata, 28, rocked a cowboy hat when hitting the high notes of the song’s chorus. Mailata’s former Eagles teammate Jason Kelce proudly watched on as well in a video shared to TikTok.
“You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey/You’re as sweet as strawberry wine/You’re as warm as a glass of brandy/And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time,” the football star crooned, which earned a round of applause from bystanders as well as a handshake from Stapleton, 47.
Fans online were also thoroughly impressed by Mailata’s singing. “Sings like an angel. Blocks like Superman. What can’t he do?” one fan said.
“I could listen to Mailata sing for hours and never get tired of it!” another wrote on TikTok. “Omg I’d be soooo nervous! He did so good,” a third said.
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Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce
“Tennessee Whiskey” was originally recorded in 1981 by David Allan Coe but was popularized in 2015 thanks to Stapleton’s cover of the song.
This isn’t the first time Mailata showed off his singing skills. In 2023, Mailata surprised guests at his Maui wedding, singing Stevie Wonder’s’ “Isn’t She Lovely” to his wife Niki Ikahihifo in front of their guests.
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Mailata is part of the group The Philly Specials with fellow Eagles Kelce, 37, and Lane Johnson. The trio put out three Christmas albums annually starting in 2022, with singers such as Patti LaBelle and Stevie Nicks making appearances on the holiday tunes.
The proceeds from the album go towards causes that the football players care about, such as the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center’s Holiday Toy Drive, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Snowflake Station and the Fund For The School District of Philadelphia for Operation Snowball.
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Chris Stapleton in Las Vegas in April 2022
The 2025 Super Bowl Champion also appeared on the seventh season of The Masked Singer.
Before he was eliminated as Thingamabob, Mailata wowed judges with his covers of “Classic” by MKTO, Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” and “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Jon Bon Jovi.
“I was a singer first before any sort of athlete,” he said at the time. “This has been an incredible experience for me,” Mailata added about his reality singing competition appearance. “I want to say if you want to do something, just do it.”
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