{"id":32208,"date":"2024-02-05T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=32208"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:25:02","slug":"c-j-stroud-takes-high-road-after-nbc-cut-out-his-mention-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/02\/c-j-stroud-takes-high-road-after-nbc-cut-out-his-mention-of-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"C.J. Stroud Takes High Road After NBC Cut Out His Mention of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud’s faith was a topic of discussion during the NFL postseason, as NBC allegedly omitted the rookie discussing his faith in a social media clip. The video was posted on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” X account and showed Stroud giving love to the city of Houston after the team’s playoff win over the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n

However, the part where Stroud praises Christ was edited out as the post read, “C.J. Stroud has a lot of love for his city.” However, Stroud took the high road when asked about the controversy on social media. He told Fox News Digital, “I love everybody. Christ has called us to love one another and just shine a light. That comes from Him. I really just really want to show that love and just really want people to experience my experience with finding Christ for you all and having that relationship with Him.”<\/p>\n

Stroud continued, “I just really want to show love and show people what I stand for. I pray for everybody, and I don’t really have any feelings toward it. I just pray for everyone.” San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, and Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt were among those who praised God during championship weekend. Stroud said it was nice to have a big community of Christian athletes in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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