Patriots coach Mike Vrabel responds after running back seemingly defends Jaden Ivey's anti-LGBTQ remarks

New England Patriots caput coach Mike Vrabel tried to locomotion nan "fine line" he said is successful spot aft his moving back, TreVeyon Henderson, seemingly defended nan anti-LGBTQ comments made by ex-Chicago Bulls defender Jaden Ivey connected Monday. 

The Bulls waived Ivey connected Monday owed to behaviour detrimental to nan squad pursuing a video he posted, wherever he claimed nan NBA was celebrating "unrighteousness" by acknowledging and embracing Pride Month. 

Henderson tweeted nan video of Ivey, which has now gone viral, and responded pinch a Bible verse. 

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New England Patriots caput coach Mike Vrabel watches during nan first half of nan AFC Championship NFL shot crippled against nan Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is nan kingdom of heaven," Henderson quoted from Matthew 5:10.

Vrabel was asked astir Henderson’s station connected Tuesday by reporters. 

"I deliberation location is simply a good line. I want to show you, I emotion TreVeyon," he said. "I emotion nan person. He cares profoundly astir our team. He cares profoundly astir his faith. He cares profoundly astir his family, his wife, nan group successful our building. And truthful I want them to beryllium capable to definitive what they judge successful their bosom and successful their mind, but besides want to make judge that they’re educated. And we want to beryllium inclusive. 

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"Everything we want to do [is] to supply an situation for group to want to consciousness comfortable, but besides to stock their individual beliefs. And past also, we correspond nan team. And we correspond nan organization."

Vrabel received a follow-up question, asking if he would talk to Henderson aliases nan squad astir what transpired connected societal media. He responded by saying, "I usually effort to," though he noted, "(We’re) ne'er going to show them really to feel."

New England Patriots moving backmost TreVeyon Henderson (32) earlier Super Bowl LX against nan Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)

"(We) surely want to make judge that they understand that their actions correspond thing much than conscionable themselves," Vrabel added. "And truthful I do deliberation there’s a line. We’re ever talking astir those kinds of things. We’re trying to amended them, nary different than myself aliases you guys aliases my kids."

Henderson is coming disconnected his rookie play pinch nan Patriots, racking up 911 yards connected nan crushed pinch 9 touchdowns, helping New England get to nan Super Bowl. Henderson had conscionable 4 starts nether his loop successful Vrabel’s first twelvemonth starring nan team, arsenic Rhamondre Stevenson was besides a cardinal fig successful nan Patriots’ backfield. 

Ivey has been posting akin videos pinch rants successful caller weeks, arsenic nan 24-year-old has noted successful nan past he deals pinch depression.

"The world tin proclaim LGBTQ, right?" Ivey said in his latest video. "They proclaim Pride Month and nan NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to nan world. They say, ‘Come subordinate america for Pride Month to observe unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it connected nan billboards. They proclaim successful nan streets. Unrighteousness. So, really is it that 1 can’t speak righteousness? Who are they to opportunity that this man is crazy?"

New England Patriots caput coach Mike Vrabel looks connected anterior to an NFL preseason shot crippled against nan Minnesota Vikings astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected August 16, 2025 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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Ivey besides claimed successful a abstracted video that Catholicism was a mendacious religion.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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