NBC has come under fire for editing out a reference to Jesus Christ made by Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud during a postgame interview after his first playoff win. The network's decision to remove the line from the social media clip has drawn criticism from various individuals and outlets, who have accused NBC of censoring Stroud's religious expression. The incident has sparked a backlash, with some calling for the responsible parties to be fired and others questioning NBC's motives. While the network has not publicly addressed the controversy, the editing choice has led to a broader discussion about religious expression in sports broadcasting.
'THROUGH THICK AND THIN': NFL star C.J. Stroud reflects on his faith in God during trying times after Texans' playoff elimination, social media drama. https://t.co/r3V6Pg9GmZ https://t.co/zS1JGu8bIl
Last week, NBC edited out a portion of C. J. Stroud's response from an interview because it included a reference to Jesus Christ. But ESPN took a different approach in their promotional video for today's Texans-Ravens game. Read: https://t.co/wtAqAzkw61 https://t.co/WOx46dMfVk
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NBC Edits Out Winning QB's Praise of Jesus in Postgame Interview https://t.co/ISoYWkEhyp
NBC drew criticism after C.J. Stroud's reference to Jesus was edited out of their social media clip of his postgame interview. 🔽 https://t.co/IhF4AKd3dA
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud praised Jesus in a postgame interview after his first playoff win. Of course, you wouldn’t know it from watching NBC. The network edited out the line. https://t.co/yTBwH0xHYL
WATCH: NBC News Cuts Out Quarterback's Praise Of Jesus During Interview https://t.co/rEnJRIsmMA
WATCH: NBC Censors NFL Star Praising Jesus During Postgame Interview https://t.co/tIZeoGhxnm
NBC Cuts Out CJ Stroud Giving Glory To Jesus Christ & Posts Clip Removing His Full Statement Do you think this was on purpose or a random mistake? https://t.co/cfRnsZpxqm
NBC Cuts Out CJ Stroud Giving Glory To Jesus Christ & Posts Clip Removing His Full Statement https://t.co/GJF2VVAnwy
Why did NBC scrub C.J. Stroud’s praise of Jesus Christ? @CharlyOnTV and @HARRISFAULKNER https://t.co/EiVdHyxQp5
MUST WATCH: NBC edits out NFL quarterback thanking Jesus Christ in post-game interview https://t.co/cmFF8Pduvc https://t.co/cmFF8Pduvc
Does NBC think praising Jesus is offensive? MUST WATCH: NBC edits out NFL quarterback thanking Jesus Christ in post-game interview https://t.co/FGuSDM1L2G
NBC disrespected C.J. Stroud, his faith, and Christians everywhere by editing out his postgame comments. @donovanjmcnabb and @ArmandoSalguero break it down https://t.co/5IXoaK5f5k
NBC news edited out quarterback C.J. Stroud’s praise to “Jesus” and “God.” But Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem, no problem.
C.J. Stroud's reference to Jesus was edited out of NBC's social media clip of his postgame interview. ⏬ https://t.co/IhF4AKd3dA
NBC Censors NFL Star Praising Jesus During Postgame Interview Network blasted for editing out C.J. Stroud’s profession of his Christian faith https://t.co/EleOFc5IAS
.@NBC would have praised CJ Stroud had he praised George Floyd or Dylan Mulvaney. But because he praised Jesus, his message was silenced. https://t.co/iKWrngulbP
C.J. Stroud under pressure now... https://t.co/TaZfd1sT4B https://t.co/0gCqBtjL5S
NBC catches heat for cutting C.J. Stroud thanking Jesus in social media clip https://t.co/tejVfyQpmC https://t.co/GNWJwMh1g4
Woke NBC DISRESPECTS C.J. Stroud By CENSORING Religious Comments https://t.co/5Af18UIIJS
CJ Stroud is an amazing quarterback and a devout Christian. But NBC is so afraid of him mentioning the name of Jesus Christ on air that they edited his post-game interview. Whoever is responsible for this should be fired. https://t.co/S3qrlzlce2
Shame on Woke NBC for censoring C.J. Stroud's religious beliefs @dandakich https://t.co/aGhAGWupDh
CJ Stroud is an amazing quarterback and a devout Christian. But NBC News is so afraid of him mentioning the name of Jesus Christ on air that they edited his post-game interview. Whoever is responsible for this should be fired. https://t.co/wjQZM1mETX
NBC Edits "JESUS" from Cj Stroud's Post Game Interview : Join @EdHenry Weekdays at 8AM EST only on https://t.co/FlzR6kwTgQ https://t.co/lBiRrW9cQu
NBC faces backlash for editing C.J. Stroud thanking Jesus out of social media clip https://t.co/WmxZSqE6Od https://t.co/aawsoWTx2Y
NBC criticized for editing out CJ Stroud's praises toward Jesus. https://t.co/Joc4PRjMNa Click the image to read more:
NBC under fire from Christians for editing out Houston Texans QB CJ Stroud giving praise to Jesus in social media post of post game interview https://t.co/Ylx1uuJ20Z