Ryan Smith Knows God is With Us Through it AllEven during a season ending suspension, Smith is looking for God’s plan.By Faith on the Field Staff, April 15, 2023Ryan Smith has an interesting story. He played a big role in Tampa Bay’s special teams in 2020 when they won the Super Bowl. He went to the Chargers in 2021, but tore his ACL. He was back with the Bucks last season. Unfortunately for Ryan, he was suspended 17 games for using a banned substance, as a drug was prescribed to him to help with his knee recovery. Ryan didn’t realize …

Tua Tagovailoa’s Spiritual Growth is Tied to the Bible His faith is based on the truths of God’s Word, not his changing feelings.By Faith on the Field Staff, April 10, 2023Tua Tagovailoa has played three seasons with the Miami Dolphins and had his best one yet last year. He threw for 25 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions and led the NFL with 105.5 passer rating. Tua dealt with the reality of concussions during this past season, but he is looking forward to returning to the Dolphins lineup.  But far greater than his occupation is his relationship with the Lord, which Rob …

Frank Reich Naturally Brings Faith into ConversationsIf Jesus is an important part of our lives, then at some point it has to come up in conversation.By Faith on the Field Staff, March 30, 2023 Frank Reich played thirteen seasons in the NFL with Buffalo, Carolina and the New York Jets, the Detroit Lions. Hewas a backup quarterback most of his career, and he did lead the biggest comeback in NFL history in a playoff win for the Buffalo Bills, that is until the Vikings and Kirk Cousins had a bigger comeback last season against the Colts.   Frank is all …

Kelvin Beachum Serves from a Heart for the LordThis heart motivates him to serve others as Jesus did.By Faith on the Field Staff, March 23, 2023Kelvin Lee Beachum Jr. is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets.   This week Rob Maaddi had the privilege of sitting down with Kelvin. Kelvin knows something about serving as someone who goes …

Chris Maragos Trusted God in a Dark TrialIn tough times, Chris was reminded of the faithfulness of God.By Faith on the Field Staff, March 19, 2023Chris has had to endure some tough times, specifically relating to a knee injury that derailed his professional football career. Chris Maragos is a 2-time Super Bowl champion who last played in the NFL with the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, who went on to win a Super Bowl after Chris was injured. Chris talked with Rob Maaddi and shared his story about how a knee injury ended his career. Chris asked tough questions during his trial. …

Ted Winsley Knows Prayer MattersHe has seen scores of NFL players embrace and be impacted by prayer.By Faith on the Field Staff, March 1, 2023Our guest this week is Pastor Ted Winsley, who is the Philadelphia Eagles chaplain for more than two decades. In these two decades of ministry in the NFL, Pastor Ted has witnessed a lot of things. But maybe one of the things that continue to make an impression upon him is the dedication to prayer by the NFL players.   Rob Maaddi and Pastor Ted discussed this, with Rob pointing out that every game before and …

Shaun Alexander Uses His Gifts to Further the GospelShaun is using his life to serve Jesus and help others.By Faith on the Field Staff, February 27, 2023 Many current and former NFL players, like Shaun Alexander, are seeking to use what God has gifted them with to serve others and further the gospel. As Rob Maaddi discussed with Shaun Alexander, believers need to have an attitude of helping your neighbor, helping others, and not being judgmental but seeing the best in people. Shaun believes we need to be focusing on character when it comes to helping people. “When you actually …

Riley Patterson Desires to Deny Self and Follow ChristHis attitude is less of him and more of Jesus.By Faith on the Field Staff, February 6, 2023Kicker Riley Patterson of the Jacksonville Jaguars has had some pretty amazing football moments in his young career. In Week 16 of the 2022-23 season, Patterson scored 13 points on four field goals and one extra point in a 19-3 win over the Jets, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. On January 14, Patterson kicked the game-winning field goal to advance the Jaguars through the Wild Card Weekend. The Jacksonville Jaguars finished the …

Brandon Copeland Believes in PrayerWhen Damar Hamlin went down, people like Brandon began to pray.By Faith on the Field Staff, February 3, 2023 When Buffalo Bill Damar Hamlin went down in cardiac arrest on a January 2nd Monday Night Football, millions in and out of the sporting community held their breath in disbelief at what they had witnessed. But more than that, millions began to pray during and after the event. Thankfully, as a testimony to God answering these prayers, Damar is well on his way to recovery.  Rob Maaddi had the recent opportunity to talk to Brandon Copeland about …

Devin White Puts the Glory to God FirstThe All-Pro used his Superbowl platform to praise His Lord.By Faith on the Field Staff, December 24, 2022Devin White plays football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was picked by the Buccaneers fifth overall in 2019. He was a second-team AP All-Pro in 2020 when he helped Tampa Bay win the Super Bowl, and made the Pro Bowl last year.  A Superbowl champion has a significant platform, and when God gave him that platform, one of the first things White did was give credit back to this Lord. He shared his Super Bowl-winning …