At the age of 61, the drive for Los Angeles Chargers Head coach Jim Harbaugh always remains energetic, ready to attack every day.
On Tuesday morning it was the Combine NFL scouting In Indianapolis Harbaugh Alert, Attent and all smiles while he spoke with Fox News Digital on behalf of Invivyd.
“Blessed to be here and wake up today,” said Harbaugh. “Being 61 years old, being in the middle of the competition, in the Indianapolis are at the Scouting Combine and see how boys go through just a few of the best times of their lives.
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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh responds to a question during a press conference after beating the Denver Broncos in an NFL football match on Sunday 13 October 2024 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
“Very grateful and a lot of gratitude for that.”
Blessed has a profound meaning for Harbaugh, someone who has been very open about his Christian values.
Harbaugh used the timeless saying: “Faith, family, football” to describe his life. It is something he really lives with, with his faith the leading power for the two pillars that come after.
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“Those priorities, I can keep things straight in my mind if I can make me keep those three,” he explained. “It is just the best advice I have ever received, it comes from the Bible:” First look for the kingdom of God, and everything else will be added to you. “
“So that’s the priority. That’s the game plan, and nobody pays better interest rates than the Lord.”
Harbaugh is not the only athlete in the NFL who has tapped their faith and has also been very open to talk about it.
Los Angeles Chargers who walk back JK Dobbins, #27, is congratulations by head coach Jim Harbaugh after scoring the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football match on Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
To take Houston Texans Second -year Quarterback CJ Stroud for example. The Chargers of Harbaugh lost from Stroud and the Texans in the Wild Card round last month, and during his interview after the game, like many earlier, he thanked God for the chance to play the game he loves.
“First and foremost, all glory must go to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” said Stroud. “I feel so unqualified, but the Lord has qualified me to play in this great city, this great state and I am just so grateful for whom I serve.”
Philadelphia Eagles‘Saquon Barkley, Jayden Daniels of Washington Commandants, Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Atlanta Falcons’ Kirk Cousins ​​and so many others have also publicly tapped in their faith, and let it be known how much it is running on and out of the roster.
“It’s inspiring,” Harbaugh said simple when he was asked how great it is to openly see players discuss their faith.
In the dressing room of the chargers, Harbaugh explained how his team is strong in all religions. He called Punter JK Scott as someone who really embodies the mantra with three words with which he lives.
Los Angeles Chargers Punter JK Scott, #16, against the Arizona Cardinals in State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagnen Images)
“He is our Punter, and he is one of the best gamblers in the game. But he is also a brother in Christ, and he is our team chapelan, if you want,” Harbaugh said about Scott. “We get that daily, and just to see him are the kind of person he is, dad he is, husband he is, and teammate he is.
“Gosh, nobody has it better than we have with the chargers to have him and others – strong Christians like that. It’s pretty great.”
Harbaugh here to help
This season outside the season, the coaching of Harbaugh includes the distribution of information about a multi-layered prevention approach to combat COVID-19, which remains a serious health problem, even if the world is no longer in a pandemic.
From 7 October 2023, until 8 September 2024, Invivyd discovered that there were more than 656,000 hospital admissions, of which 112,302 Intensive Care recordings and more than 58,000 deaths as a result of COVID-19.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh throws a football on the field prior to the match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sofi Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea image Images)
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“As a coach you want to see people who don’t put offside in the game, during the game and gathering without having that fear,” he said. “Proud to work with InvivyD. People think that Covid is old news, don’t like to talk so much about it. But facts are that it is still there, and (we) know the effects on the long term not.
“People are still getting sick, are still being admitted to hospital, some are still dying, especially those who are immunocomromized. It can be yourself, can be someone you know, someone who is a friend or family. And there are options , so talk to your doctor – bottom line. “
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