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Ben Watson, from the closet to the Super Bowl

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The Boston Herald has a great piece up about Patriots Tight End Ben Watson, who has wanted to be a football player and a missionary since he was 4 years old. (When he was just 4, his dad would announce his name as a player for the Redskins and he would run out of the closet as if running on the field.)

There’s a great quote in here from Ben’s father, who is a pastor, who says,

“If you are pointing your finger to the sky and praising the Lord after you score a touchdown, then you get off the field and you’re a bum, well, who is going to believe in you?”

Watson also talks about the midfield prayers immediately after a game,

“We thank God for the opportunity to let us play in the NFL, we thank him for our physical gifts, and we pray for the safety of the traveling team. Now, everyone in that huddle isn’t necessarily Christian, just as everyone outside that huddle is not necessarily a heathen. We’re all human. We all make mistakes.”

It’s a fascinating piece written by a great writer (Jackie MacMullan). Well worth the 5 minutes.

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