9 Christian Football Players Who Glorify Jesus in the NFL

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Left: Dak Prescott. Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons ; Center: Russell Wilson. Sarah Bellia, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons ; Right: Patrick Mahomes. All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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6. Russell Wilson (New York Giants)

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Although quarterback Russell Wilson has won a Super Bowl and is married to singer Ciara, he maintains that “falling in Love with Jesus was the best thing I’ve ever done!”

After a decade in Seattle, Wilson began bouncing around the league. Now with the Giants, the 36-year-old outspoken Christian hopes to finish his career strong. Wilson, a dedicated father and philanthropist, was named the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara are also executive producers of the upcoming movie “Sarah’s Oil.” It tells the real-life story of Sarah Rector, who became the first female African American millionaire at just 11 years old. About the film, which opens in November, Ciara recently wrote, “Let’s share her [faith-based] story with the world!”

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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