It seems that, all too often, we hear or read about the athletes who are involved with drugs or getting arrested on a criminal charge. It’s important to know that there are Christian athletes who can be good role models for your children. Today’s blog post is about 12 Christian football players in the NFL.
In her article on christianleaders.com titled 12 NFL Players Who LOVE Jesus (and Football), writer Stephanie Martin gives us the names of those players and a short description of each athlete’s faith:
Patrick Mahomes – Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs - “On a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) video, he says, ‘Before every game, I walk the field and I do a prayer at the goalpost. I just thank God for those opportunities, and I thank God for letting me be on a stage where I can glorify him.’”
Dak Prescott – Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys – “While recovering from surgery, he thanked supporters for their prayers and said he’s ‘excited for God’s purpose and plan.’”
Christian McCaffrey - Carolina Panthers running back – He was sidelined for an injury and said “It’s easy to have faith when everything is going well. But a true soldier has faith in times of adversity.”
Ryan Tannehill – Quarterback for the Tennessee Titans - “Guys are watching and listening to how you walk daily.” That’s why he “always [tries] to be conscious of that and reflect God’s light and shine into the paths of everyone around me.”
Case Keenum - Journeyman quarterback having played for 7 different teams - “I’m a Christian who happens to be a football player. Faith doesn’t leave when I hang up my cleats and put on my street clothes.”
DK Metcalf - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver - “I look at football as a platform to help other people or to spread the word of God.”
Trevor Lawrence - Quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars - “Football’s important to me, but it’s not my life. It’s not the biggest thing in my life. I would say my faith is.”
Justin Simmons - Denver Broncos safety - “My walk with the Lord has been an amazing journey,”
Kirk Cousins – Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings - “Win or lose today, God is still on the throne, and I take comfort in that.”
Derek Carr - Las Vegas Raiders Quarterback - “The greatest decision I ever made is to give him Lordship over my life.”
Carson Wentz – Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts - “The Bible talks about having a renewed mind (Romans 12:2). And so for me, that’s a daily thing to have my mind renewed by the Word and just fully surrender to the Lord.”
Nate Solder – Veteran offensive tackle who played with the New York Giants - “As scary and bleak as life can sometimes be, we know that the God of the universe has all things under his control, and his plans are and will always be for our good.”
To read the entire article, please visit:
https://churchleaders.com/news/331424-15-players-of-faith-to-watch-this-year-in-the-nfl.html