2009 Super Bowl Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--In Arizona's red-hot run to their most unlikely of Super Bowl berths, nobody has been hotter than Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley.

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--Since becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers two years ago, Mike Tomlin has talked often of his appreciation and respect for former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, who first brought him into the NFL as an assistant coach.       Until this week's Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Tomlin had never had the international platform to follow his mentor Dungy and speak about his faith in Jesus Christ. But that's exactly what he did before hundreds of reporters in Tampa.       "First and foremost, I want people to know who I am and what the most important thing is in my life, my relationship with Jesus Christ," Tomlin said in response to a Baptist Press question about his personal faith.       "Football is what we do; faith is who we are all the time."       Tomlin, who attends Pittsburgh's Allegheny Center Alliance Church, was mentored by Dungy, who hired him as a defensive backs coach with Tampa Bay before Dungy moved on to Indianapolis.       When then-Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher retired, Tomlin was ready for the promotion, stemming from his time with Dungy, leading men onto the football field and leading men's hearts off the field.       "I want to lead with a servant's heart," Tomlin stated to media members who will be covering Sunday's Super Bowl.       "The biggest thing I learned from Tony Dungy was an unyielding belief in his message of faith," Tomlin recalled. "It was displayed all the time with him. He was extremely consistent and that's what I want to take to maximize my faith."

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin has had a bittersweet year: a Super Bowl berth and a painfully broken face, causing him to miss two games.       For Boldin, however, there has been one constant: His faith and testimony in Jesus Christ.       When Boldin was injured against the New York Giants on a vicious hit this year, his wife called the Cardinals team chaplain for prayer ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--The Pittsburgh Steelers, playing in their seventh Super Bowl on Sunday, will go for an unparalleled sixth NFL title.       If the Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals, strong safety Troy Polamalu will have a stake in that achievement, yet he has a perspective that transcends any title game.       While he may be known as a silent killer for his soft voice and hard hits on Pittsburgh's top-rated defense, there was nothing quiet ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--The Pittsburgh Steelers don't believe in putting many rookies in key roles on their team.

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--Don't waste time with jokes about how God must have performed some sort of miracle to get the Arizona Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl, Chad Johnson advises.

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--In a jammed preview week leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, every angle of the game seems to get media attention, including a trend that has buoyed Christians across the country: The fact that a faith-filled player or coach will find a special moment to proclaim his love for Jesus Christ.

NEW YORK (BP)--Roger Goodell, the eighth commissioner in the National Football League's 89-year history, is just completing his third year as the top executive in America's most popular professional sport.

TAMPA, Fla. (BP)–Baptist Press again will be in the mix when NFL fans converge on the Super Bowl’s host city and local Christians gear up for outreach. Covering the Super Bowl XLIII matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Fla., will be Baptist Press sports correspondent Art Stricklin of Dallas; Joni Hannigan, […]