TreVeyon Henderson addressed the backlash that followed his viral Bible verse post on X after the Chicago Bulls waived Jaden Ivey over anti-LGBTQ comments, saying he has no plans to stop sharing his faith while acknowledging it can come with a cost.
TreVeyon Henderson didn’t wait for the noise to fade.
In a rare moment with reporters on Tuesday, the New England Patriots running back spoke for the first time since he posted a Bible verse on X in response to the Chicago Bulls waiving guard Jaden Ivey.
Henderson said he expected pushback, but the scale of it still landed. His post has nearly nine million views on X, and he described the backlash he experienced as something tied to the faith he says he’s trying to live out.
“I think the biggest thing — I know the cost it comes with when I share my faith in Jesus Christ,” Henderson said. He added, “I have love for everyone, but my love may not look like the world’s love. I try to love people through a biblical lens with faith and truth.”
Henderson then pointed to a basic dividing line he sees in the way people interpret the world. “I know a lot of people may be offended by it, but I think the biggest thing is that we look at life through two different lenses,” he said. “Somebody looks at it one way, I look at it another.”
He said he isn’t planning to pull back. “I’m not going to stop sharing my faith. I’ll continue to share my faith and reach people and just led the Lord use me to reach people with love and truth.”
The controversy dates back to March. The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey over comments he made in a video he posted to social media. In that video. Ivey referred to Pride Month celebrations as “unrighteousness.” Henderson’s response to that decision was a verse from Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ” which he posted on X on March 31. 2026. The post was a quote tweet of a message that included a short clip of Ivey’s video.
In Ivey’s video, he criticized the NBA for promoting Pride Month and questioned why the Bulls called his actions “conduct detrimental to the team” instead of saying the Bulls had an issue with what he called his “stance on LGBTQ.”
When Henderson was asked about what he discussed internally after the post, he said he had a “great” conversation with coach Mike Vrabel. “He was very respectful about my beliefs,” Henderson said. “He expressed that a lot on this team, so I really appreciate coach for that.”
Vrabel, for his part, had answered questions about Henderson’s post during league meetings in March. Vrabel said, “I love TreVeyon. I love the person. ” and added that Henderson “cares deeply about our team.” Vrabel also described Henderson as someone who “cares deeply about his faith. He cares deeply about his family. his wife. the people in our building. and so. I want them to be able to express what they believe in their heart and in their mind. but I also want to make sure that they’re educated. and we want to be inclusive.”.
Vrabel continued that everything the Patriots want to do is aimed at creating an environment where people feel comfortable while still being able to share personal beliefs. and that the organization represents the team and the organization. “Everything we want to do. want to provide an environment for people to. want to feel comfortable. but also to share their personal beliefs. ” Vrabel said. “And also, we represent the team, and we represent the organization.”.
Henderson returned to the personal cost when describing why he believes the moment matters even when it brings consequences. “It can come with a lot. to be honest but at the end of the day they criticized a perfect man. a man who never did anything wrong and so how much more they criticize me. ” he said.
He said he isn’t presenting himself as faultless. “I’m not a perfect man, I’m a man that makes mistakes as well,” Henderson said. “But, I just try to continue to lean on the Lord to allow him to help me to become the best person that I can be.”
He also connected his willingness to speak publicly about faith to his view of human struggle. “I’m not a perfect person. I go through things just like everyone else. That’s why I really open up my struggles and the things I went through before I met Christ. ” Henderson said. “But. I think in this world we need hope and I just try to point people to the only one who can give us true hope.”.
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Isn’t this just him trying to get clicks again?
I feel like people act like “Bible verse” = hate crime. Henderson just said he has love for everyone but I guess that doesn’t count to some folks.
So the Patriots guy is “defending faith” but it’s really about the Bulls waiving Ivey right? Like I don’t even know what the original video said, but I’m guessing it was probably taken out of context or something. If he’s not stopping, then what are we even doing here.
The “two lenses” thing is exactly why everyone’s mad though. Like if you say you love everyone but it doesn’t look like the world’s love… ok but whose love is it then? Also 9 million views is insane, of course it’s gonna backfire. I’m not against faith, but maybe just keep the Bible off X during the drama with the Bulls.