LOS ANGELES - Another wild episode of "The Masked Singer" kicked off Wednesday evening — and this time an NFL superstar was sent home.Thingamabob — the creature rocking a sequined suit, pointy teeth and large ears — turned out to be football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles Jordan Mailata.
L-R: Host Nick Cannon and Jordan Mailata in THE MASKED SINGER episode airing Wed. March 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. © 2022 FOX MEDIA LLC.
CR: FOX. "My phones have been blowing up all morning," Mailata told FOX Television Stations Group of his teammates’ reaction to performing on the show. "Some of them were surprised, some of them were proud, just because they hear me singing in the locker room every day.
A lot of them tell me to leave the NFL and just pursue music - save your body, save your head. It’s incredible to see the amount of support that I’ve been getting from my teammates."During a teaser video for Season 7, panelist Jenny McCarthy hinted that Thingamabob was cousins with Thingamajig — a season 2 contestant who turned out to be Miami Heat NBA player Victor Oladipo.