NBC edits CJ Stroud praising Jesus out of interview after NFL Playoff win - Football - Sports - Daily Express US
By: Liam Llewellyn (Daily Express US)
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Rookie CJ Stroud helped the Houston Texans advance to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs and NBC controversially edited out some of his post-game interview
By Liam Llewellyn 08:20 ET, Thu, Jan 18, 2024 | UPDATED: 08:33 ET, Thu, Jan 18, 2024Link copiedBookmarkCJ Stroud thanked Jesus in his post game interview in the NFL Playoffs - which was edited out by NBC (Image: Getty)
Part of CJ Stroud's NFL playoffs post-game interview on NBC was edited out with fans eager to point out his thanks to Jesus was missing from a social media post. The rookie quarterback helped the Houston Texans claim a 45-14 win over the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round on Saturday.
The 21-year-old looked anything but a first year pro in his first playoff game and made excellent plays from the pocket as the Texans took down the Browns to move on to a meeting with the top seed Baltimore Ravens in the AFC divisional round. Stroud went 16-of-21 for 274 yards and in the process became the youngest NFL quarterback to win a playoff game.
Once the game ended he shared his thoughts on the result with NBC Sports and in the process took time to mention his faith and thanked Jesus Christ for what he was able to achieve. "First and foremost, I want to give all glory and praise to my lord Jesus Christ," Stroud said in the original live interview posted on social media platform X.
However, when NBC Sports posted a clip of the interview on their Sunday Night Football X account, that line was missing. Fans took to the comments to voice their complaints about the broadcaster's controversial decision, as one said: "He's got a lot of love for Jesus Christ too, but you edited that out for some reason. Why?"
"He started the statement with his love for the Lord Jesus, but you guys cut that out," another wrote, while this user posted: "That's is INSANE that you cut him thanking Jesus. Genuinely absurd. Be ashamed." Stroud has been open about his religion and the importance of faith in his life as he continues to make a great impression in the NFL.
After the Texans registered a 30-27 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in November, he shared how God has been with him throughout the challenges in his life. "For me, it's a lot of prayer," he began. "A lot of just knowing that God wouldn't put anything on me that I can't handle.
"I don't deserve His grace and His mercy, but He still gives it to me, and I love Him for that ... I think God made me like that. I thank God for putting that in me because that's something that you need playing in this position, in this league."
Stroud and the Texans have made the postseason for the first time in four years and remain in the hunt for Super Bowl glory. They will face their toughest test so far when they travel to the M&T Bank Stadium to face the Baltimore Ravens this Saturday.
The Ravens defeated had the best record across the league and won the AFC. Therefore, they had a bye and did not play in the Wild Card round. Stroud and his teammates must be at their best to try and stop his opposite quarterback Lamar Jackson and his team with a place in the AFC Championship game at stakefor the first time in franchise history.
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I suppose NBC was afraid that mention of Jesus was too scary for some of their viewers, so best to save everyone from those horrible, scary words!
Wonder what NBC would do if a football player praised Allah?
I think they would have aired it because they feared backlash.
I bet they had zero qualms about showing players disrespectfully kneeling during the national anthem!
That's exactly what they did with Kaepernick, going so far as to laud his "courage" for kneeling.
It sounds like you are connecting up Jesus with American patriotism.
Voila ! Christian nationalism.
No, it sounds exactly like my whole post escaped your understanding.
You may stick to the topic from now on.
lol. Say something interesting for a change.
They would rather make a "hero" out of an asshat than give a devout young man the time of day.
I find it beyond disgusting that it is you who are making the connection but trying to make someone else responsible for it.
It is rather despicable isn't it?
The comment connected Stroud's comments with Kaepernick's kneeling, in the claim that one was allowed by a certain kind of viewpoint and the other wasnt.
So, being Christian after a football game is ok, but being "unpatriotic " before a game is not.
Got it?
Take a hike.
Sure, except for the fact no one ever said that. It is all you.
A salient point, for sure!
True as long as we recognize that who is doing the "allowing of a certain kind of viewpoint" is NBC and reflects their apparent bias as to what is newsworthy.
Unreasoned interpretation of what either Stroud's edited out statements or Texan's comment about NBC say. Rather, Texan's comment obviously is a commentary on his perceived bias concerning what NBC will report as newsworthy. There is no logical connection to the subject of patriotism at all. In short, you created a straw man and claimed intent on Texan's behalf. Possibly because you may agree with certain elements of the media who try to connect anything not progressively religious to Christian nationalism.
You worded that quite well, thank you!
Texan opened the door for my comment by saying the people who wanted to "cancel" Stroud's Christianity, also were ok with Kaepernick's "non-nationalist" behavior taking the knee. If you dont see the connection as relates to Christian nationalism I cant help you any further.
So where did he say " being Christian after a football game is ok, but being "unpatriotic " before a game is not."?
That's right, nowhere. That is once again all you.
Ah. Sticking with the straw man approach, I see. [Deleted]
I do find it interesting that you chose "non-nationalist" rather than the more obvious "unpatriotic" in your strawman, though. Do you equate patriotism with nationalism, as if they are one and the same?
There is a distinct difference between the two.
Kaepernick and his fellow travelers were shown on national tv.
CJ Stroud's comments were edited.
So the conclusion is that kneeling during the national anthem is a-ok and speaking of God is taboo.
YOU are the ONLY one talking about any white Christian nationalist crap, which isn't the topic, so GET ON TOPIC
That makes no sense.
No one is equating Stroud's Christianity with being patriotic.
A strawman argument.
Exactly, I can see editing it out if the quarterback was white and played for Iowa U before turning pro. They would be saving his reputation from those that would assume that he was a Christion Nationalist. But a Black Christion wouldn't draw the same assumption and given the close ties between the Black Church and Dem, his faith should not only be acceptable but admired. Maybe the NBC editor didn't know that C.J. is Black.
Media marxists at work ….
No. There's no censorship going on.
Jesus does not decide who wins and loses football games, or even wars.
Nonetheless I dont think tv networks should decide what kind of comment does or does not belong in a post game statement.
No one is claiming that here.
Why mention it?
NBC (or should that be NDC?) seems fine with editing players comments, but one has to ask:
WHY?
What was so offensive about his comments that NBC censors felt the urge to strike them?
Does it really piss off people with no religion so much to hear about God?
Speaking for me - Yes.
If you really want to know why, then watch the following video and substitute the word Christian for narcissist (although I tend to think of them as one and the same when it comes to inserting themselves and their version of Christianity into other people's lives).
In my world all religions are manmade fairy tales.
The man gave thanks to God, he didn't try to convert you!
So what?
I answered the question you asked.
If you did not want an answer then why even ask the question?
Your anger over hearing something about God ( did you even hear it?) seems a little excessive to me, but you are welcome to your opinion on it.
I am just trying to understand why anyone would actually be bothered by his comments.
Because free speech apparently makes them mad.
So, does that mean that NBC is going to start "deleting" the scenes every time a high school/College player gets a touchdown and "praises" gawd through kneeling/raising their hands/kissing the sky???
Since christian nationalists apparently control the country wouldn't they have emphasized his christianity rather than deleted mention of it when given the opportunity? Or are the christian nationalists so powerful that they censor pro-christianity messages as part of an elaborate cover up of just how much power Christians wield in our culture?
Is it possible it was edited out as it had nothing to do with the game. Has NBC commented on the reason.