Saintly Super Bowl LX

By Zion Jenkins —

Jaxon Smith-Njigba knows he’s the best. He still credits God.

“My faith comes first,” the Seattle Seahawks superstar wide-receiver says. “That’s what I stand on. That’s who I am. Everything else is everything else. I’m a follower of Christ, I’m a son, I’m a brother, and then I’m a football player. So that’s what I lead with. Jesus, for me, is everything. This is Who I do it for. I’m here to serve Him and to serve others.”

Jax is not the only star to shine for the Star. He’s one of quite a few NFL players who will fight for the Super Bowl LX championship Sunday.

On the side of the New England Patriots, QB Drake Maye has had everything to do with the team’s resurgence, throwing throwing 4,394 yards with 31 touchdowns all season. When he lauded teammate Kendrick Bourne for posting his Bible study with his wife as “influential,” it brought tears to the wide receiver.

“I’m like dang. It kind of blew me away. I’m like wow,” Bourne says. “It kind of warmed my heart. I almost started crying. I was doing it innocently, not doing it for attention, simply promoting God. Like, this is what I’m doing with my time, just showing the world.”

Also on the Patriots, TreVeyon Henderson credits God with healing him from sleep paralysis, depression and suicidal thoughts from a troubled past.

“The money, the fame, it will never satisfy you. True joy and peace can only be found in Jesus Christ,” TreVeyon says. “I truly am thankful that I no longer am the person that I once was… God is transforming me and making me more like Him.”

The running back promoted justice for Nigerian Christians who are being genocided by Fulanis, IS-WAP and Boko Haram. He showed the message on his cleats.

Seahawk Ernest Jones re-dedicated his life back to Christ recently. “I was feeling stuck. I was missing something. What I was missing was God,” he said. “I got back on my knees and started back praying. I got my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ back and that’s bigger than any interception”

When the Seahawks won the NFC Championship, they celebrated with an on-field prayer. Among them was QB Sam Darnold, or The Darnold, as they tease him. “Giving all the glory to Him, win or lose,” he says.

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