Justin Tucker's singing range is as good as his FG range

Jennifer Bubel Best kicker in the NFL and world-class opera singer JUSTIN TUCKER

[{"selector":"#anim-eb1fbb2d-b010-4ba9-bcd9-d89ecb06423a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.8771929824561403)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94cc23bd-7afe-4e3f-8e81-b19bf7272439","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -137.06739%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Contrary to popular belief, NFL players DO have hobbies outside of football…

[{"selector":"#anim-de2e26dd-aee2-4567-86be-0c3e8f356908 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.961668997078554%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d56f327f-37df-45df-a8d7-19f746ae177f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker’s is maybe one of the rarest - the best kicker in the NFL also has a talent for opera.

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[{"selector":"#anim-fea0667f-f255-431f-878d-c7a3bfcfd6ee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tucker plays the guitar, trumpet, and is a classically trained bass-baritone, able to sing opera in 7 languages.

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[{"selector":"#anim-92a44f4e-52b1-438d-9cb3-7bbbe4ba6f90","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] When Tucker performed Ave Maria at the Baltimore Basilica in 2015, he said he was more nervous than in the Super Bowl.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d209fa9f-ac3d-4a74-81e7-4e5dba6d49ef","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Along with charity events, he was also on an NFL talent show on CBS in 2018 and has made several commercial appearances.

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