Drew Brees says shoulder injury that brought him to New Orleans ‘was the work of God’
Dec 21, 2011, 10:33 AM EDT
Getty Images I guess I’m late for the bus with this, but I had not realized that Drew Brees is another high-profile NFL quarterback who is a devout Christian. I only looked into the subject after Brees stuck up for Tim Tebow during a recent interview with Jim Rome. Brees:
“I think Tim Tebow stands for a lot of great things. I think he stands for leadership and inspiration and, you know, tireless work ethic and faith and belief. And those are all things that, as a young athlete, you would like to instill.
“You look at the way he’s helped his team win; I mean it’s definitely been a team effort, but certainly he’s come through in the clutch many times this year. That’s exciting to watch.”
Who better to weigh in on Tebow than the man Saints fans call “Breezus”? But unlike Tebow, Brees isn’t in your face with religion … he “leaves a little room for the Holy Ghost,” as they said in the Saturday Night Live sketch.
What I did know is that Brees is very involved in community and charity efforts in Louisiana and elsewhere. And he’s written a book, Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity, that sounds like something you’d find in a Christian bookstore.
But it wasn’t until I saw this interview with Sharing the Victory Magazine that I realized Brees was another NFL quarterback (joining Tebow and Aaron Rodgers) who has “received a calling” to the Christian faith. From DennyBurk.com:
While [Brees] doesn’t talk about the gospel or what church he attends, his conversion testimony sounds like something one would experience in a church associated with the evangelical movement. He also says that coming to New Orleans was a “calling” for him. He believes that the shoulder injury that ended his career in San Diego and that brought him to New Orleans was the work of God.
Has there been a changing of the guard with elite NFL quarterbacks? Brees, Tebow and Rodgers are all devout Christians, as is I assume Tom Brady, who is a Catholic school boy. Seems like parents who want their sons to be quarterbacks should be giving them Bibles at an early age.
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Drew Brees: Tim Tebow stands for a lot of great things [Larry Brown Sports]
True Saint [Sharing the Victory]
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- koufaxmitzvah - Dec 21, 2011 at 1:49 PM
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Lots of athletes appear to be devout. Nothing wrong with that. It emphasizes the power to believe in yourself for if you do what is right and proper and correct, over and over again, will make it easier for your mind and body to follow through with a second nature conviction.
The problem is in the marketing.
I don’t need to see Tebow get on his knee and praise the Lord. And I don’t want the cameramen scoping out the million dollar shot that’s sure to make it to a bazillion posters for the kids. And I definitely don’t need the followers of these athletes to repeatedly say that THIS is all because of Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior.
It’s not. Tim Tebow is Tim Tebow because of Tim Tebow. I am sure G-d loves Tim Tebow just like G-d loves every other QB/RB/FB/LB/DB/DL/OL/etc. in the game. And I bet you that G-d loves me, too. A pothead Jewish guy with enough time at work to post on MSNBC sports blogs during the day.
And, yes, I’m willing to sell an image of me smoking out of a bong for Fathead. Hannukah is for 7 more days, kids. There’s enough time for last minute orders.
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- michiganhockey11 - Dec 21, 2011 at 4:23 PM
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This media frenzy wasn’t exactly Tebow’s fault either. He was just as outspoken in college and did his whole kneeling/praying while in the SEC as well. So what’s this big surprise of it now that he’s in the NFL? It’s not like he’s doing it for the cameras (at least not appearing to be). The media has a great way of creating a mountain out of a molehill, or nothing infact. Tebow isn’t marketing this. He is doing what he feels he is being led to do. That doesn’t cause cameramen/women to get that million dollar shot. The media is in a frenzy whenever they hear someone consistantly saying/believes they are not in control of their destiny. For someeone who tries to give up their selfish desires, to live for a greater purpose, to think that they are ruled not by themself but by someone else, is in such stark comparison to how much of this country operates. It must sounds absolutely crazy for someone to think that. Forgive me for waxing all philisophical.
Anything contrary to how the majority of society operates will cause a sh!tstorm in the media and the reports/cameramen will never get enough of it. No one forces you to watch the postgame coverage for the NFL. If you have an issue with what a player does after the game, there is always the remote control. He gets on one knee after he loses as well. Shame on the media for trying to market him this was, not Tebow and those that are like him.
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- michiganhockey11 - Dec 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM
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this way*
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- l0yalr0yal - Dec 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM
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In his book, he tells a pretty cool story about how when he was younger his favorite movie was “A Few Good Men”, and his church did a mini-series on how God was searching for a few good men, and that’s what really started his spiritual journey. It’s not a religious book, by any means, but it does touch on his faith throughout.
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- trbowman - Dec 22, 2011 at 3:44 AM
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No, it was the work of Tim Tebow
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- nightwalker43 - Dec 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM
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Keep finding ways to insult Tebow don’t you.
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- nightwalker43 - Dec 22, 2011 at 11:22 AM
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Deadspin flunkie RC
