Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 2, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Football fans will have their eyes glued to the television this Sunday to watch their favorite team battle it out at this year’s Superbowl. But what fans may not know is that an increasing number of these players profess a deep Christian faith.
A recent article in The Christian Science Monitor reports that as many as one-third of National Football League players are openly devout Christians.
“Praising the Lord in interviews with broadcasters only hint at the depth of belief off the field,” says the report.
Rev. Herb Lusk played three seasons for the Eagles before leaving to start a church in Philadelphia. He told the Monitor that Bible studies and fellowship groups among players are three to four times as popular now as they were in the 1970s and 1980s.