Running back shares God’s impact in life

Running back shares God’s impact in life

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Oakland Raiders running back Napoleon Kaufman isn’t plowing through defensive lines, he can often be found speaking at revival meetings.

But don’t expect a lot of football talk when Kaufman starts preaching.

“One thing I’m very careful about doing, is that I’m not allowing my position, or what I do for a living, to take precedence over the fact that the Spirit of God is the only One that can convince people of their sin and convince them that they need help from God,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

“In my situation, when I was down and out in my life, football wasn’t the thing that helped me. That’s what I try to do when I’m proclaiming the gospel, not talk about football much.”