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We're in San Francisco for Super Bowl LX and had the opportunity to talk with members of the New England Patriots about their faith in Christ.
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- Leslie Frazier
- Cooper Kupp
- Klint Kubiak
- Mike Morris
- Jalen Sundell
- Leonard Williams
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We're in San Francisco for Super Bowl LX and had the opportunity to talk with members of the New England Patriots about their faith in Christ.
- Drake Maye
- Brenden Schooler
- Christian Elliss
- Demario "Pop" Douglas
- TreVeyon Henderson
- Hunter Henry
Our Super Bowl LX coverage this week is presented by Compassion International . Since 1952, Compassion has been releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Join this urgent mission and live out Matthew 25:40 by visiting Compassion.com today.
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This is "Tuesday Morning Running Back" for February 3, 2026 with Matt Forte and special guest Jimmy Mellado from Compassion International.
Topics:
- Matt's Pro Bowl memories (03:03)
- How to fix the Pro Bowl (10:03)
- Pro Football HOF credentials (17:09)
- Thoughts on Super Bowl LX matchup (22:33)
- Jimmy Mellado from Compassion joins us (30:12)
- What is Matt F learning from God right now? (58:17)
- Super Bowl LX predictions (1:03:49)
Our Super Bowl LX coverage this week is presented by Compassion International . Since 1952, Compassion has been releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Join this urgent mission and live out Matthew 25:40 by visiting Compassion.com today.
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James Mitchell is the team chaplain and director of player development for the 2025 AFC champion New England Patriots.
James joins the show today to share about what this 2025 season has been like, coming to New England from Tennessee along with Mike Vrabel, the Bible studies and chapel services he's led, and what it means to see players be outspoken about their faith.
Our Super Bowl LX coverage this week is presented by Compassion International . Since 1952, Compassion has been releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Join this urgent mission and live out Matthew 25:40 by visiting Compassion.com today.
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Jonathan Rainey is the team chaplain of the 2025 NFC champion Seattle Seahawks.
Jonathan joins the show today to share about what this 2025 season has been like, the Bible studies and chapel services he's led, and what it means to see players be outspoken about their faith.
Our Super Bowl LX coverage this week is presented by Adoption is an Option. They aren't an adoption agency or a referral service, and they don’t want anything FROM you. They exist to help people understand what private infant adoption really looks like today, because too often it’s missing from our most urgent and important conversations. Learn more at Adoption.is.
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Dan Orlovsky from ESPN returns to the show to preview Super Bowl LX with Matt. We also talk faith, parenting and representing Christ in the workplace.
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This is "Tuesday Morning Running Back" for January 27, 2026 with Matt Forte and special guest former Panthers Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Stewart.
Topics:
(02:06) -NFC Championship Recap
(13:54) -AFC Championship Recap
(17:40) -Should Denver have kicked a field goal in the first half?
(32:45) -Jonathan's Super Bowl experience
(48:52) -What we learned at church
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Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, NBC Sports analyst, 2-time Super Bowl champion and bestselling author Tony Dungy joins the show today.
Chapters:
(01:55) - 2008 Bear/Colts opening game memories
(04:20) - 2002 story of being fired
(08:05) - Dealing with disappointment
(13:25) - Coach Dungy's testimony of faith in Christ
(17:22) - Lessons from his former coach Chuck Noll
(21:58) - Identity as a Christian
(26:35) - Coach Dungy's favorite scripture
(28:03) - Super Bowl XIII memories with Pittsburgh
(30:48) - Current landscape of coaching changes in the NFL
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This is "Tuesday Morning Running Back" with Matt Forte for January 20, 2026
Topics
- Matt was at the Bears/Rams game (01:05)
- Bears/Rams breakdown (03:20)
- Caleb Williams/Brett Favre comparison (13:12)
- Patriots/Texans recap (18:59)
- Praising God after a loss (21:22)
- Broncos/Bills recap (26:05)
- Matt reacts to Sean McDermott's firing (30:28)
- Bo Nix's injury (41:41)
- AFC/NFC Conference Championship game predictions (44:54)
- What we learned at church (53:09)
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St. Louis Cardinals legendary pitcher Adam Wainwright returns to the pod for a brand new chat with Matt Forte on his country music career, his faith journey and life in retirement.
Chapters:
- (01:49) - Adjusting to retirement from baseball
- (05:54) - His journey of faith in Jesus Christ
- (12:07) - Advice for those doubting in their faith
- (15:55) - Living out his faith in Jesus as an MLB player
- (18:47) - Adam's budding music career
- (22:39) - Choosing the genre of music to glorify Christ
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