Football coach Joe Kennedy said he hopes to inspire others as his journey to the Supreme Court to defend his First Amendment rights hits the big screen this weekend.

Average Joe debuts across theaters nationwide this Friday, detailing his life story that includes a rough childhood in foster care, serving in the Marine Corps, becoming a football coach, receiving disciplinary action for kneeling in prayer at the 50-yard line after a high school game, and eight years of legal battles that almost ended his marriage but resulted in a favorable Supreme Court decision acknowledging his First Amendment right of religious expression.

“I’ve been trying to come up with better words, but it’s really weird. It’s exciting at the same time,” Kennedy told the Washington Examiner, commenting on his anticipation of the film telling his story. “It’s really scary to have our whole lives on screen. My wife has been really shielded this entire time from the press. Now everybody’s going to know all of our business. We don’t hide anything. We show the nitty-gritty of life and the struggles that people go through.”