What should we think of a San Francisco 49ers player who walks away from the NFL for God with the desire to concentrate on ministry?

Have to assume churches across the globe were first screaming “Hallelujah!” but what are those congregations chanting now that Glen Coffee has an arrest record that includes carrying a concealed weapon.

While up in the panhandle of Florida earlier this month, Fort Walton Beach busted Coffee and charged him with possession of a concealed firearm. The pistol was said to have been cocked and ready while sitting in the console of his 2008 Cadillac.

Coffee, who was originally pulled over for excessive speeding, also couldn’t show registration or proof of insurance for his ride so his car was towed and impounded.

There’s a shot of the Glen Coffee mugshot that was taken in his temporary orange colored uniform before he was discharged and we welcome him here as the newest member of our Jocks Behind Bars.

If Coffee ends up being a straight shooter and is still out trying to start up a church, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of ministry a dude who carries a loaded, cocked gun in his Cadillac may try to start.

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Jay Donetelli is a Tampa-based freelance sportswriter and contributor to Sports Climax. With an opinion sharper than an Ovechkin skate blade with the sting of an Ali jab, Donetelli has a loyal cult of readers who have found a way to love him.

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