SW News: On Friday, a high school football assistant coach in Washington State triumphantly returned to the field after previously being sacked due to an incident regarding his public post-game prayers. The Supreme Court of the United States had previously ruled that the coach's approach was legitimate, so this was a tremendous victory for him.

Joe Kennedy went alone to the center of the field after leading his Bremerton High School football team to a 27-12 win against visiting Mount Douglas Secondary School on Friday night, knelt, and prayed for about 10 seconds.

Kennedy reached a huge milestone in this game, and it was his first participation since 2015, when he was briefly suspended owing to school system warning notes.

Kennedy, an assistant high school football coach for the Bremerton School District, was removed from his job in a prominent event in 2015. The cause for his dismissal was his propensity to quietly utter a prayer on the 50-yard line following games.

However, on June 27, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decided in favor of Coach Kennedy, affirming his First Amendment freedom. Kennedy was reinstated as an assistant coach at Bremerton High School in an official statement made on March 8, 2023.

So, in a show of unrelenting dedication, he fulfilled his pledge to kneel during the game as a sign of thankfulness to God on September 1. This gesture represented his gratitude for the chance to make a return and express his religious freedom on the pitch.

Meanwhile, it has been claimed that Kennedy is on the verge of receiving a substantial $1.7 million settlement. This payment is supposed to be in acknowledgment of his on-field prayer, which is permitted under the First Amendment.