Last Sunday morning, a Pro Football Hall of Famer committed his first intentional turnover.
A football fell from eight-time Pro Bowler Aeneas Williams’ hands, rolling out toward an empty sanctuary.
The former Rams defensive back turned pastor asked viewers of the The Spirit Church live stream to pretend their faith was the bouncing ball.
“A unique thing about the football is — everybody is always trying to get it,” Williams said by phone during a walk outside this week. “When things like this happen in our society, there is a tendency to question faith, to lose faith.