"The magic is not in these hands, it's not in these cards, it's in every one of us. It's in our breath, it's in our touch, it's in our words," Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos said on Tuesday.
The magic, however, is apparently not in your votes, because Dorenbos failed to win America's Got Talent (Season 11) on Wednesday night. Dorenbos finished in third place. Apparently less than 1% of votes separated the final three contestants.
The football-playing magician did advance past the first hurdle and made it to the final five contestants. Singer and ukelelist Grace VanderWaal was crowned the winner and took home the $1 million cash prize and a chance to headline a show in Las Vegas.
Dorenbos performed one last card trick on Wednesday's finale with Paula Abdul -- he even made a "one steps forward, two steps back joke!" -- that was pretty darn good. The votes had already been tallied at that point though.
The long-tenured Eagles player received a ton of support all summer from the Philadelphia community, including many of his teammates in the organization, as well as from others around the NFL including Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
It was a good run.
It's worth putting all of Dorenbos' wonderful performances all in one place.
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It all started in June when Dorenbos first appeared on the show and wowed Simon Cowell and Heido Klum with an impressive card trick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCyXy4GH-O8
For his second act a few weeks later, Dorenbos pulled out the big cards and got the rare Golden Buzzer treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy_z1yxgI9M
He left the cards at home in late July for his third magical performance when he shattered some glass and got the fan vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iokOJVtwrck
His return in late August was the trickiest maneuver yet. You've got to see how he used the map and the judges Nick Foles-like throwing motion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3smwlrSiWY
And in the finals, Dorenbos used his remarkable personal story and incredible showmanship to inspire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWW5AANXRtc
It was a magical summer for the Eagles' long snapper. Let's hope his winter ends with a win though.