Chiefs' Punter Colquitt Visits Patriots Practice

Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt made a surprise visit last night at the Christ Prep Patriots' practice. Colquitt arrived just before the Patriots took the field and spent the better part of the evening observing CPA's practice and chatting with players and coaches.

Colquitt spend a good deal of time addressing the Patriots as a group. He discussed how God had used adversity in his life to draw him back to a closer relationship with the Lord. He also discussed the importance of using his position as an NFL player as a platform for sharing his faith. Colquitt challenged the Patriots to take seriously the word "Christ" which is on the front of their practice jerseys and to live in a manner that brings glory to God. He also talked to them about honoring their parents and living lives of strong character.

Colquitt talked about how he came to football relatively late in life. Although his father Craig was also a punter in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dustin grew up playing soccer and basketball and only played football during his senior year in high school when the football team's kicker was injured prior to the season opener. Dustin then handled the kicking and punting duties which eventually led him to spurn a soccer scholarship to Brown University and instead to walk on as a punter at the University of Tennessee. The rest as they say, is history. Dustin went on to have a standout career with the Tennessee Volunteers and was drafted in the third round of the NFL draft in 2005. Currently he boasts a 43.9 yard per game average.