Super Bowl LX: 6 Christians playing in the big game
1. TreVeyon Henderson
Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, a former Ohio State University standout, identifies himself as a “Follower of Jesus Christ” in the biography of his X account and insists that “Jesus Christ saved my life.”
The cover photo on his X account declares “I am nothing without God,” while the pinned post on the social media profile from July 2024 characterizes the athlete as “living proof of what the mercy of God can do.”
Henderson, who rushed for over 900 yards and nine touchdowns in the 2025 regular season, maintained that he would “still be lost” because of “all the things I’ve done and the choices made that I regret."
“Jesus took the old me and he made it new, that’s what the mercy of God can do," Henderson wrote.
He shared the Bible verse Ephesians 2:4-5, which states, “God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!”
Henderson shared the scripture passage Matthew 16:24-26 in a message posted to X on Dec. 30. The Bible verse states: “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
In a Christmas message, Henderson described Jesus as “the greatest gift” before sharing the Bible passage John 3:16-17: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
As NFL players participated in the #MyCauseMyCleats initiative that allowed athletes to wear cleats highlighting a charitable cause, Henderson elected to raise awareness for Global Christian Relief, which monitors the persecution of Christians worldwide.
Images of the custom cleats, shared by Global Christian Relief, showed how one shoe had the name of the charity on the front and a map documenting countries where Christians face the worst persecution on the side.
Meanwhile, the other shoe had the words “pray for persecuted Christians” on the side as well as silhouettes of people praying alongside crosses. One of the shoes had the phrase “faith endures” on the back, while the other cleat featured the Bible verse Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
