Chargers star Ladd McConkey opens up about important role of Christian faith in his NFL success

"Faith, family, football" is simply a mantra lived by galore connected and disconnected the field, but for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey, it's genuinely everything.

The Georgia autochthonal whitethorn beryllium successful his 2nd twelvemonth successful the NFL, but helium has ne'er shied distant from expressing however overmuch his Christian beliefs mean to him, whether it's connected the field, successful the movie room, oregon astatine location with his wife, Sydney.

It conscionable truthful happens that McConkey's caput coach, Jim Harbaugh, shares the aforesaid values and beliefs. In fact, galore Chargers players and coaches observe and signifier their religion connected a regular basis, and McConkey couldn’t beryllium happier to beryllium portion of an enactment where, nary substance your beliefs, you tin explicit them each day.

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Ladd McConkey of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts aft the crippled against the Tennessee Titans astatine Nissan Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2025 successful Nashville, Tennessee. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

"Just to talk connected Coach Harbaugh, helium does specified a large occupation of allowing that to hap successful our program," McConkey told Fox News Digital portion discussing his concern with Dr Pepper up of the Pepper Portal heading to Athens for the Georgia Bulldogs vs. Texas Longhorns matchup connected Saturday. "J.K. Scott, our punter, helium leads chapel sessions each Friday night. We person coaches coming in, players coming in, and we’re each conscionable getting astir and worshiping. It’s awesome."

When you ticker McConkey play connected crippled day, you whitethorn announcement that helium seems precise escaped erstwhile helium steps to the enactment of scrimmage and runs his routes. While that comes from a beardown enactment ethic passim the week, McConkey believes his religion plays a large relation successful his occurrence astatine the highest level of football.

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"Just truly experiencing God’s emotion – erstwhile you person that, each your anxiousness goes away," helium explained. "You’re not disquieted about, ‘Oh, what americium I going to bash connected the field?’ due to the fact that you cognize that doesn’t fulfill you. When you’re fulfilled, you cognize Jesus loves you and you person that love. Now, you tin spell retired present and play escaped and don’t person to interest astir anything, and I’ll beryllium bully astatine the extremity of the day."

In an interrogation past twelvemonth with Fox News Digital, Harbaugh said "faith, family, football" helps him "keep things consecutive successful my mind." He besides recovered it "inspiring" that others extracurricular his team, specified arsenic Houston Texans backmost C.J. Stroud and Kansas City Chiefs prima Patrick Mahomes, person shared their religion during the NFL season.

As a chap player, McConkey feels the aforesaid way.

Ladd McConkey of the Los Angeles Chargers celebrates a 2nd 4th touchdown   against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine SoFi Stadium connected Nov. 9, 2025 successful Inglewood, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"It’s truthful awesome to spot guys measurement up and talk astir it, and conscionable cognize that their acquisition is the aforesaid happening I’m experiencing," helium said. "We person hard times, and we spell done struggles. But astatine the extremity of the day, if we person our faith, we’ll beryllium OK.

"So, it’s conscionable awesome to spot guys similar that publically talking astir it. I’m blessed to person manager Harbaugh that allows that successful our squad and allows it successful our organization."

While McConkey keeps his religion beardown with the Chargers, he’s besides ever tuned successful to his Bulldogs.

McConkey won’t beryllium capable to beryllium astatine Sanford Stadium this play to spot No. 5 Georgia look No. 10 Texas successful a important SEC matchup, but helium volition beryllium watching up of his ain crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Ladd McConkey of the Los Angeles Chargers looks connected from the sideline during the nationalist anthem anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine SoFi Stadium connected Oct. 23, 2025 successful Inglewood, California. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Dr Pepper continues to big peculiar game-day events this assemblage play with "The Pepper Portal," a first-of-its-kind instrumentality acquisition connecting rival assemblage towns earlier the large game.

"It’s sick," McConkey said of "The Pepper Portal." "Just seeing what Dr Pepper tin bash with the assemblage shot instrumentality base, conscionable bringing everybody together. I cognize however it was astatine Georgia – those fans are ever ready. Just having that and the Pepper Portal, being capable to person immoderate back-and-forth with Texas and them conscionable being successful the SEC twelvemonth 2 now. We gotta amusement them what immoderate existent SEC, Dawg Nation is about."

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