Hamlin, 24, went into cardiac arrest on the football field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2. At the time, he collapsed onto the ground after he tackled Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Hamlin was reportedly resuscitated twice, once on the field and once in the hospital.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to a last-minute 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday.
Less than six weeks after suffering a cardiac arrest on national television, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin on Thursday walked onto a stage and told a cheering crowd that his brush with death was part of God’s plan for his life.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who will lead the team against the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday in Super Bowl LVII, said he is "blessed to be in this position" and hopes to use this opportunity to glorify God.
America’s most-watched sporting event will feature the two best teams in professional football but also will showcase well-known players who are unashamed about their Christian faith.
Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will include starting quarterbacks who are Christians. Additionally, the leading tacklers on each team also are Christians. The game will be broadcast Sunday on Fox.
Here are five Christian athletes who are playing in Super Bowl LVII:
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes thanked God for healing his ankle ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship game as his team defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20, advancing to the Super Bowl.
Frank Reich, a former Charlotte, North Carolina pastor and retired Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, has been named the team’s new head coach.
The quarterback who guided the Philadelphia Eagles to an NFC title and an appearance in the Super Bowl says he has been inspired by a Bible verse that includes the words of Jesus.
The all-star quarterback who has made Buffalo a favorite for the Super Bowl says Damar Hamlin's frightening collapse has led to his own "spiritual awakening."
What are critics of religion thinking about this national response to the collapse of NFL player Damar Hamling? According to Swaim, “They will consider the whole pray-for-Damar episode a mass expression of some irrational atavistic impulse. ... Let the fans ‘pray’ if that’s what gives them comfort, but it changes nothing.”
In one sense, I agree with them.
