Washington Redskins Defensive End Kedric Golston loves to bring down ball carriers as they try to fight their way through the defensive line. Last season he helped the Skins capture the NFC East title. Looking back, he says there’s no doubt that without God he wouldn’t even be able to play football.
“I just really got tired of playing the one step forward and five steps back. And (I was) kind of using God as a good luck charm and not really allowing Him to be the head of my life as the Lord and Savior that He is.â€
So one day after study hall, Kedric decided it was time to have a talk with the Lord. “Towards the end of my senior year, I don’t know if the NFL is going to take me. (I was) kind of in that limbo where I know I’ve got to leave school, I just don’t know where I’m going. That day I just decided to walk back to the dorms, and I just started talking to God out loud saying, ‘God, I...