Post-game prayer circles include players from both teams. Every NFL team has a chaplain invariably an evangelical who holds Bible studies and weekend chapels. Coaches like religion in the locker room because it can straighten out otherwise wild or reprobate players. And evangelicals are thrilled about it. Warner's endlessly repeated story from stock boy to MVP, backed by Jesus will draw folks to church.
Testimonies are usually simple, reflexive professions of faith.
Journalists often treat this testimony like a fart. They wince and pretend nothing happened. It is no accident that many athletes believe in God's involvement in all aspects of life, including football. Athletes want results, and they want to see them when they pray. Former Green Bay Packer White, the most outspoken of Christian athletes, says he knows God acts on football games because God intervened in David's battle with Goliath.