Zac Brown cooks up new version of '~Chicken Fried' for NFL

Posted November 22, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) - The Zac Brown Band is lending its sound to the NFL.

The Atlanta-based group will give its 2008 hit 'œ Chicken Fried 'ť a holiday twist for the Thanksgiving night matchup between the hometown Falcons and rival New Orleans Saints.

Brown's song will serve as an intro for the NBC-televised game. He says the band is 'œexcited to help open up such a huge game in our own backyard'ť and adds, 'œGo Falcons!'ť

The broadcast will begin with Brown receiving a text from Carrie Underwood, who normally provides the soundtrack for the opening of NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Brown reveals his guitar - strategically placed under the table - before going into an acoustic holiday version of the song.

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