Join us this week on Christian Devotions SPEAK UP! as Scott talks football and Jesus with former NFL running back Noah Herron.
Noah Herron played in twenty-seven games in his three-year career with the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was born on April 3, 1982 in Mattawan, MI, where he was a standout football player growing up. He played for Big Ten college Northwestern, where he earned Second Team All-Big-Ten honors when he scored fifteen touchdowns his senior season. Noah was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 in Round 7 (#244 overall). Noah’s breakout season came in 2006 when he played all sixteen games and averaged 4.1 yards/carry to go along with twenty-nine receptions.
Noah is also known for thwarting an attempted robbery of his home and sharing the love of Christ with all who will hear it.