I do not follow football, and I do not know much about the sport. I however do follow pop culture through E! News, gossip magazines, podcasts and social media. These sources are the primary reason I know about past and present football players such as Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow is a former professional football player who played Quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. Once his football career came to an end, he moved on to professional baseball and played minor league baseball for the New York Mets.
Tim Tebow has shared his religious views and love for God publicly. His actions are an example of religion in sports. During football games he would often kneel down on one knee and bow his head to pray. Later his kneeling and praying actions began to be referred to as Tebowing. On his personal twitter account, Tebow has posted inspirational tweets such as “Loving others is not an option. As followers of Jeus, we don’t get to love certain people and not others.” He also quotes Hebrews 10:23 which reads “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Tim Tebow is a devout follower of Jesus Christ, and is a role model to many for openly sharing his beliefs. The reason I chose this picture of Tebow pointing up to Heaven is because it clearly shows that he is thanking God for his success in a football game.
Resources
Myers, J., Sr., D. A., & Lobb, K. (2017, October 24). Why the Eagles Cut Tim Tebow. Retrieved July 26, 2018, from https://redeeminggod.com/tim-tebow-stop-praying/
T. T. (2018, July 25). Tim Tebow (@TimTebow). Retrieved July 26, 2018, from https://twitter.com/TimTebow?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author