A parody Instagram post in tribute to Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai has caught the attention of the rookie himself.

“Like the ‘Lion King’? Yeah, I saw that,” Monangai smiled. “Everybody’s been sending it to me. It was definitely cool to see. And big shout-out to him who made that. He’s got some nice vocals. I can’t sing that well.”

Rookie Kyle Monangai — a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ running back — takes center stage Sunday for the Chicago Bears

Edgar Blackmon, a Second City alumnus and Richton Park native, created the post, taking inspiration from the familiar opening chant from the Disney animated hit, “Circle of Life/Nants’ Ingonyama,” the latter of which loosely translates from Zulu to “Here comes the lion.”

The melodic chant, according to Genius.com, goes as follows: “Nants in

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