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On The Soulful Celebration red carpet in Las Vegas, sports broadcaster, James Brown, shares his thoughts on what separates Super Bowl LVIII from other Super Bowls he’s covered and the connection between faith and football.
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00:00 Okay, so we both got believers here, okay?
00:03 Let's just establish this because I'm going to make a choice.
00:06 I've got Purdy for some reason, quote unquote underdog, I'm going his way.
00:10 For you, based on your own experience, how are you calling the game on Sunday?
00:15 And I am not being politically evasive, but in all the years I've been blessed to do this,
00:20 I never pick a team, one, because I don't know, two, players, coaches, and fans,
00:25 they get highly upset, they take it personal. So for me, the game is a thing, I just want to
00:31 see a competitive matchup to get those ratings up and to see players like them give God the glory
00:37 for however it turns out. Yes, ma'am, does that make sense?
00:40 That makes perfect sense. Let me ask you this, do you think the GOAT conversation right now
00:43 with Patrick Mahomes is a bit premature, or do you think it's fitting?
00:46 About?
00:47 Patrick Mahomes being the greatest of all time, do you think it's fitting to have that conversation?
00:50 No, no, no, no, yeah, you don't say the greatest of all time. He is certainly on that trajectory,
00:55 but you need a larger sample size, you need time in the saddle to do it,
01:00 but he's doing it exceedingly well, better than anybody else under the age of 30,
01:05 so he's tracking right. One of the things we have a tendency to do in society is to knight
01:10 somebody very quickly, and we do need time in the saddle, but that is no knock on him,
01:15 because he's getting it done. Yes, ma'am.
01:17 Last question for you, how important is it for us to create the connectivity with events like this
01:23 between the faith-based community and football?
01:26 Well, I am here representing a group in the health space, but it's biblically based. Mental health,
01:37 fentanyl and opioid abuse is hurting so many of our youngsters, but it affects everyone across
01:44 the spectrum, so I'm linked with some people, the Huntsman family out of Utah, who are putting
01:50 significant resources into making sure we get to our people, and we know that at the core is a
01:56 faith need. This is Miss Christina Huntsman, who heads up from the family standpoint,
02:01 Pastor Tonja Miles says it all in terms of being a pastor, but she can also speak from experience,
02:07 so that's why we're here to make sure that we're not just overlooking the significant
02:12 things in our community. That make sense to you?
02:14 That makes perfect sense. Thank you for the time.
02:17 God bless you. I'm a big fan. Pleasure to meet you.
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