Leaning into religion to come up with nicknames is nothing new with NFL players. There’s Reggie White, who was The Minister of Defense. There’s Adrian Peterson, who was called Purple Jesus during his time with the Minnesota Vikings. There’s also David Jones, better known as Deacon Jones.
But new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak may have taken it to another level with his star tight end, Brock Bowers. Kubiak is in his first year on the job, and the Raiders just began organized team activities on Wednesday. But what Kubiak has already seen of Bowers has the former offering the highest of praise—after the first OTA, he described Bowers as a “football robot from heaven.”
