Photo courtesy Emily Lapayowker
Photo courtesy Emily Lapayowker

Justin Tucker has shown off his acting and dancing skills this fall. Before the season ended, the Ravens kicker got a chance to show that heโ€™s a triple threat.

Tucker sang the โ€œAve Mariaโ€ Thursday night at a benefit for Catholic Charities at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This wasnโ€™t a stunt with a celebrity or politician trying to sing Christmas carols. Tucker is a classically trained opera vocalist, and his pipes are in mid-season form.

As expected when a sports hero unexpectedly dazzles off the field, word got out immediately. A reader sent us a photo during the performance last night. And fortunately, the Ravens had a film crew there to document:

Stephen Babcock is the editor of Technical.ly Baltimore and an editor-at-large of Baltimore Fishbowl.