Chris Stapleton‘s rendition of the Nationwide Anthem was fairly emotional — simply ask the Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach … who was shedding literal tears through the track.

Nick Sirianni goes viral proper now for his response throughout Stapleton’s efficiency earlier than kickoff Sunday at Tremendous Bowl LVII in Arizona. The rationale … towards the tip of CS’s crooning, the digital camera panned to Sirianni for a close-up … and the dude could possibly be seen visibly crying.

His uncooked response to the second is tugging at Twitter’s coronary heart strings — because it appears many felt proud and patriotic whereas Stapleton carried everybody by way of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner.’

He wasn’t the one one welling up … Jason Kelce may be seen beginning to tear up, as had been different gamers from either side of the gridiron. Secure to say, it is a milestone for lots of people there at present — together with Sirianni, who’s stated this has been a lifelong dream of his.

Proper earlier than Stapleton took the mic, the FOX broadcast famous Sirianni had been fairly open about watching Whitney Houston sing the Nationwide Anthem in ’91 — and made it his mission to get to a Tremendous Bowl himself sooner or later.

Now, he is right here … and his squad has shot at taking residence the glory in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs — this after only a couple years on the job.