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Article: ON THE NFL; Lions are feeling blessed; Quarterback Jon Kitna is a great leader on the field and a spiritual inspiration to teammates off it.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 30, 2007
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Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer
Jon Kitna's personality and influence in the Detroit Lions' locker room are strong enough that most - if not all of his teammates - naturally follow him, enjoy his company and, in some cases, want to be more like him on the field competitively and off the field spiritually.
"Some people say he's [a religious] extremist and all of that stuff," wide receiver Roy Williams said. "But he's just a well-mannered young man."
Williams, 25, is a religious neophyte. Kitna, 35, is a devout Christian who, it's safe to say, is fanatical about it. He is, after all, the one who credited the "hand of God" for creating the ...