The countdown is officially on for the start of the NFL season. And as fans await that magical time of year when our Sundays (okay, and Thursdays and Mondays) are occupied by watching their favorite players and obsessing over their fantasy football teams, we're already thinking about another fun part of the NFL season: the musical performances.
Carrie Underwood recently took the stage at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Fest in Canton, Ohio. She kicked off her memorable set with a rendition of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the official Sunday Night Football theme song that Carrie has sung every season since 2013.
Tik Tok user @nowimchanged shared a clip from the performance, and wrote, "Carrie Underwood played at the Pro Football Hall of Fame tonight, and opened the show in the most appropriate way possible."
Judging by his video, fans in attendance were excited to see her perform the song live, and even more hit the comments section to leave messages of appreciation like: "'BEEN WAITING ALL DAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT' brings me chills I love SNF" and "This is so iconic of her!" Another wrote, "I got absolute chills!"
Other fans are looking ahead to the Super Bowl and have a request for the NFL: "Carrie for the half time show and Chris Stapleton for the Anthem!!" and "She needs to do the Super Bowl halftime show."
Carrie has addressed the possibility of performing at the Super Bowl. She had the honors of singing the National Anthem in 2010, so she's no stranger to singing at the big game. In an interview with Sirius XM, she said, "I mean, that’s a lot of pressure. It would have to be just the right circumstances."
That definitely sounds like a "maybe" to us! Carrie will have a full schedule this year with her return to American Idol, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers pop culture news including country music, Yellowstone, and all things HGTV, plus gift guides and product reviews. She has been with Country Living for more than 11 years. Before that, she worked for Southern Living. The Indiana University grad also stitches up the cross-stitch pattern for every issue of the magazine.
