Of Football, God, & Twitter

Elissa Lerner: Unless you’re a Buffalo Bills fan, you might have missed an epic dropped pass by Bills receiver Stevie Johnson this past Sunday, which would have been a game-winning touchdown in overtime to beat the Steelers. In a tweet heard round the world (and possibly beyond), a devastated Johnson blamed God for the failure. But yesterday, Johnson clarified his tweet was not meant to blame God, just to ask “why.” A nice gesture perhaps, but God seems to have settled in Eagles QB Michael Vick’s corner this NFL and holiday season. Vick’s God-fearing tweets and speeches have coincided with a spectacular, if controversial, return. As some have speculated, God does forgive.

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