Tony Dungy: Michael Vick ‘Needed to Get Back Closer to the Lord’

August 17, 2009 – When former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy was asked to be a full-time mentor to disgraced football star Michael Vick, he wanted to know where it was that Vick wanted to go in the future and “where the Lord was in all this.” “We talked about him growing up and [...]

Delles Howell: All Pro NFL Lineman Preaching the Gospel

July 27, 2009 – The Rev. Delles Ray Howell set out last Sunday morning with a suit and a Bible. Mr. Howell drove east from Monroe into the rising sun, cutting through the cotton fields to Archibald. There he turned south on Route 425, and when he could see the silver cylinder of the grain [...]

Tim Tebow Stands for Christ in His Senior Year

July 27,  2009 – Like many young boys, Tim Tebow had always looked forward to becoming a professional football player. And while today, the 21-year-old college football star still looks forward to becoming a quarterback in the NFL, that’s not what he looks forward to most as he and the University of Florida prepare for [...]

Steve McNair’s Widow, Mechelle, Breaks Her Silence

July 27, 2009 – The widow of slain former Titans quarterback Steve McNair has broken her silence for the first time since his death earlier this month. Thanking those who have offered words of support, Mechelle McNair said in a statement released Friday afternoon, “Mere words are inadequate to express the gratitude that my family [...]

Mississippi Remembers Steve McNair At Funeral (Photos)

July 11, 2009 – Titans quarterback Vince Young didn’t expect to speak Saturday during his mentor’s funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words. “Steve was like a hero to me, and heroes are not supposed to die,” Young said before stopping to rub his eyes as he talked [...]

Former Alabama great Shaun Alexander takes Christian message to Bryant High

July 10, 2009 – Former Alabama great Shaun Alexander brought a Christian message to Bryant High School today, encouraging the several hundred people in attendance to trust in God’s love and grace. The Crimson Tide and Seattle Seahawks running back was joined by two other athletes who had been mentored by Alexander and shared personal [...]

Cardinals QB, Kurt Warner, and Wife Publish Book: First Things First

On the same day police declared that a former NFL quarterback died at the hands of his mistress, I am staring at an active NFL quarterback luring hundreds to a book signing that celebrates his relationship with his wife and seven children. It’s an uneasy juxtaposition. The subjectivity of morality complicates healthy debate, especially in [...]

Steve McNair’s Public Memorial To Be Held Thursday In Nashville, TN

July 7, 2009 – News of McNair’s death spread quickly throughout the community. Dozens of fans gathered outside of his new North Nashville restaurant, Gridiron-9, on Jefferson Street, which had only been open a matter of weeks. Many people said this is a loss that goes far beyond what Steve McNair ever did on the [...]