The NFL franchise announced March 13 on X that it had signed offensive lineman James Hudson III, and fans couldn’t help but point out that the picture of him the team used looked an awful lot like T-Pain. "Thought TPain started playing football for a second," one fan commented. "Is that t pain?!" someone else asked.

Earlier this week, offensive tackle James Hudson III signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the New York Giants, and the official post announcing his

The New York Giants' newly signed OL James Hudson has an uncanny resemblance to T-Pain, who capitalized on their similarities with a hilarious tweet.

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Hudson bears a resemblance to singer/rapper/songwriter T-Pain, made famous for songs like "Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" and "Bartender," as well as numerous features and his iconic NPR Tiny Desk concert. The replies to the post quoted T-Pain lyrics, but the singer himself got involved.

The New York Giants' signing of former Cleveland Browns offensive tackle James Hudson did not draw much attention amid the chaos of NFL free agency. The Giants and Hudson agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract with $5.

Hudson had a sense of humor about the exchange as he replied to T-Pain with a laughing emoji: "Aye chill out." T-Pain's original response has over 278,000 likes and counting since

On Thursday, the team officially celebrated the signing on social media, and fans started commenting on Hudson III's seeming resemblance to Grammy-award winning singer T-Pain. T-Pain noticed, and quoted the post with a promise to Giants fans.