The season premiere of Sunday Night Football (is it even called a season premiere? I'm so unschooled in all things NFL) along with the debut of Carrie Underwood's brand new SNF theme song will be taking place in a little over a week.
Excited yet?
The opening number will feature 13 NFL players in the performance of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.”
The full list of players featured in the full opening number will include:
• Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald
• New Orleans TE Jimmy Graham
• Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson
• Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck*
• New York Giants QB Eli Manning*
• Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning*
• Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews*
• Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy
• Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
• Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs*
• Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Ware
• Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt*
• San Francisco 49ers LB Patrick Willis
To help you get in the mood for the Sunday, September 8 debut, here's a little behind-the-scenes action for you to enjoy.
