Playing with Purpose: Football: Inside the Lives and Faith of the NFL's Most Intriguing Personalities by Mike Yorkey

Playing with Purpose

by Mike Yorkey

Meet the “starting lineup” of talented professional players with fascinating faith stories in Playing with Football. Just in time for the new pro season, this book chronicles the lives of several players who stand strong for their Christian faith on the professional gridiron. Veteran CBA author Mike Yorkey, whose Playing with Purpose biography of NFL rookies Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy was a best-seller, now updates their stories and adds profiles of Colin Kaepernick and Drew Brees, defensive end Jared Allen, safety Corey Lynch, kicker Phil Dawson, coach Greg Schiano, and more.      

Hardcover

First published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[Tommy Grooms · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of profiles highlighting the role of Christian faith in the lives of NFL players (and a coach and a chaplain). The structure means the coverage is not particularly in depth on any one player (for example, all the quarterbacks are compiled into one chapter). It's interesting to see the particular spiritual pressures that come with such a rare, high-profile, tenuous, and temporary profession, but ultimately this is just a look at the surface level of some of those struggles. Still a good insight into a lesser-seen aspect of the NFL.