Rams Kobie Turner living up to his nickname as

Rams defensive end Kobie Turner, a 294-pound man strong enough to carry a piano on his back, can also faucet out a tune.

The nation noticed that Sunday evening when, on two events, NBC aired video footage of Turner expertly enjoying a complicated model of the “Sunday Night Football” theme music. He realized it by ear, then set up his cellphone to seize the clip.

The music was written by legendary composer John Williams and initially was called “Wide Receiver,” although NBC never adopted that identify.

“He listened to it a couple of times and was able to play it and add his own flair,” NBC coordinating producer Rob Hyland said of Turner, who majored in music idea and composition at University of Richmond.

“I was completely blown away. Kobie has so much talent on the football field and just as much with musical instruments. His nickname, `The Conductor,’ is very fitting.”

Turner had two sacks in the 34-7 trouncing of Tampa Bay. He was instrumental in the Rams assembling their best defensive efficiency of the yr, giving up 70 yards passing and 193 whole.

The thought to show Turner’s musical abilities was hatched earlier this yr, and for “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon Prime. There’s a lot of crossover between those two manufacturing crews.

Reid Esocoff, whose father, Drew, directs the Sunday evening show, pitched the concept to Prime to have Turner play that music for the Oct. 2 recreation against San Francisco. The section bought the inexperienced mild, and Amazon despatched the Rams star the sheet music.

“It was like five minutes long,” Turner recalled. “I was like, OK, I’m going to have to rearrange this. There’s like trumpets and strings, and I’m like, ‘I’m only doing piano.’”

Turner did his half, but the video wound up on the cutting-room ground.

Enter NBC, which made the same ask and ensured the Rams it could air the video. This time, Turner didn’t need the sheet music, just a recording of the acquainted theme music.

“I picked it up by ear and I rearranged it too,” he said, “Because it was another three-minute-long song.’ I was like, how can I emulate this with just the keys and me in a solo take? It was a lot of fun.”

He nailed it, and the video ran twice, when NBC was going to a business and after Turner made a big play.

“Anytime I can learn something new, and anytime I can flex the music muscle it’s a lot of fun,” he said.

After enjoying the music — on his first take, thoughts you — Turner paused, then popped up and did a strongman flex in triumph.

Tackled it.