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- [Wyatt] Carson Wentz plays quarterback

much like he lives life,

impromptu, eagerly creating plays

that both score points and impact lives.

The North Dakota nativeled the NDSU Bisons

to two national championships

before finding the fasttrack to Philadelphia,

becoming the face of the Eagles franchise

in a journey where homestill stays within reach.

- It always just hitsme a little different

when I come back home and Isee kids wearing my jersey.

I was that kid.

I was the kid who grew upand walked these streets.

I was the kid who wasat these football camps

that I might be putting on.

Too much fun?

- Yeah, well.

- [Wyatt] What did theNorth Dakota upbringing

deposit in your life Carson?

- Yeah growing up in North Dakota,

I think the make-up ofNorth Dakotans, in general,

and the make-up of the Midwest,

just kind of those familyvalues and Christian values

that are in kind of, instilledin you when you're younger,

so those things havestuck with me to this day.

- Describe your quarterback style.

- I think my quarterback style is unique.

I want to be a pocketpasser first but, you know,

when I need to extend playsand do things with my legs

I'll definitely take advantage of that.

I feel like I'm a gunslinger

and I'm willing to take chances.

I'm willing to force pass here and there,

playing with that mentality

and just kind of playing freely out there.

- Is that a part of your personality?

- It is, it is.

I think that kind of abstract mind

and kind of playing off schedule sometimes

and improvising, I think, isdefinitely how my mind is.

And it's always running,it's always going,

always thinking of the next thing.

And that's definitelyhow I play the game, too.

- [Wyatt] What's mostappealing about Philly

for a North Dakota guy?

- I just absolutely love the fans here.

I love the passion that they bring.

It's just such a uniqueculture in this city

of blue collar work ethicand just a deep rooted,

you know, sense of belongingand purpose within these games.

So it's so much bigger than

just a Sunday afternoon football game.

And they always show up.

They bring their best.

They bring their A-game.

Good, bad, ugly, doesn't matter,the fans are always there.

I love that about this place.

- [Wyatt] You're apartof a Super Bowl team.

You position them to getthere but because of injury,

you weren't able to see that through.

- [Carson] Yeah.

- [Wyatt] What did youtake away from that win

by simply supporting and watching?

- I mean I learned a lot about myself.

I was always preach, Iplay for an audience of one

and just have that mindset.

I'm always talking about it butthen when it came down to it

and I wasn't able to be out there,

I had to really put that faith in action.

You know and really just ultimately say,

"All right God, I'm surrenderingall of this to you."

And it was tough.

And so it was definitely ajourney that I had to take

but I thank God for it in the end.

- [Wyatt] Are you aware, in the moment,

I need to put this into practice?

- Yeah, you see some little things.

Maybe it was just somelittle hardening of the heart

or maybe some certain things that

maybe kinda crept into the idle side

and maybe I was, you know,

putting football maybe a littletoo much on that platform.

And you know, I thinkGod was just molding me

to be more like Him andreally truly value Him first

and ultimately say it's His.

This is just a gift, this is a platform,

this is ability that I'vebeen given but it's His.

- You've chosen, as you've said,

to narrow your audience to one.

Let me hear that fromyou, for whom and why?

- I can't escape it.

That's just my life motto.

And the phrase audience of one,

I actually have ittattooed on my wrist, AO1,

came to me when I wasa freshman in college,

that's when my faithreally became real to me

and really became a personalrelationship with Christ.

And I heard someone say that phrase

and great reminder for mewhen I'm out there playing.

But it's everything I do,

serving my wife, being a son or a friend.

Whatever it is, the Lord is my audience.

And playing Monday night football,

you're being watched by millions

or the media's writing thingsabout you, good or bad,

what matters is how God views you

and what He says that you are.

- You have the Foundationunder the same name,

Audience of One.

Messaging Christianity,you guys are doing that.

- I think it's two-fold.

I think when you're sharing the Gospel,

you're verbally sharing,expressing who Christ is.

But it also, so many peopleare lives are changed

because of how you live,because of how you walk it out.

That's something that we striveto do with AO1 Foundation,

with Thy Kingdom Crumb.

We're partnering to buildthe Haiti Sports Complex

with the outdoor ministry thatwe have going in the Midwest.

We always want to tangibly bless somebody

with an opportunity, with food,

with something unique inthat will fix a physical need

but a spiritual need at the same time.

That's what it's all about.

- [Wyatt] What makes ThyKingdom Crumb unique?

- Yeah, I think thebiggest thing is it's free.

It's an opportunity for peopleto just open up, engage,

have a community block party,

and then hopefully dig alittle deeper spiritually.

- [Wyatt] Camp Conqueror.

- [Carson] Yeah.

- [Wyatt] What message is ityou want them to remember?

- [Carson] I mean it isthat message of overcoming.

And ultimately, that messageof overcoming through Jesus.

Obviously, they're going through some

amazingly difficult things.

And the biggest thing we wantthem to hold onto and cling to

is that Jesus is greaterthan all of those things.

We set 'em up for someamazing experiences here

to leave with some amazing memories,

friendships, relationships.

We want to foster that environment.

We want to nurture that.

We want to disciple themas we leave here as well.

- You're learning about being a conqueror.

- Mm-hm.

- What does that mean to you?

- It means to like overcome your fears

and just like be brave anddo what you love to do.

- Everyone's different.

Everyone's at a different place.

Everyone's had a differentexperience with maybe the church,

maybe with something with their family.

So just first and foremost,meeting people where they are,

loving on people, helping them feel seen.

So it's not always justabout what you say to them,

it's how you care for them,

how you show love and respect for them.

- How does it evolvefrom cliche to conviction

about a God that wants to engage with you?

- Yeah, God wants me toultimately surrender to Him,

have that relationship with Him.

And that's truly all that matters.

So for me to have my LordJesus Christ as my audience,

it just changes myperspective on everything.

- [Wyatt] So with the NFL,you're in (mumbles) contract.

What is personally lostwhen putting confidence

in perceived certainty?

- That's a good question.

You know when you have acontract of that value,

it's so easy to just rest on that.

And financially, that'san amazing blessing

and to not lose sight of that.

But it's something youalways got to guard against,

being too invested into financialsuccess, personal success.

'Cause at the end of the day,

if your relationship withChrist is out of order,

everything else is gonna be a mess

and you'd be missing themost important thing in life.