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

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

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

Henderson tweeted the video of Ivey, which has present gone viral, and responded with a Bible verse. 

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New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel watches during the archetypal fractional of the AFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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

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

"I deliberation determination is simply a good line. I privation to archer you, I emotion TreVeyon," helium said. "I emotion the person. He cares profoundly astir our team. He cares profoundly astir his faith. He cares profoundly astir his family, his wife, the radical successful our building. And truthful I privation them to beryllium capable to explicit what they judge successful their bosom and successful their mind, but besides privation to marque definite that they’re educated. And we privation to beryllium inclusive. 

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"Everything we privation to bash [is] to supply an situation for radical to privation to consciousness comfortable, but besides to stock their idiosyncratic beliefs. And past also, we correspond the team. And we correspond the organization."

Vrabel received a follow-up question, asking if helium would speech to Henderson oregon the squad astir what transpired connected societal media. He responded by saying, "I usually effort to," though helium noted, "(We’re) ne'er going to archer them however to feel."

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

"(We) surely privation to marque definite that they recognize that their actions correspond thing much than conscionable themselves," Vrabel added. "And truthful I bash deliberation there’s a line. We’re ever talking astir those kinds of things. We’re trying to amended them, nary antithetic than myself oregon you guys oregon my kids."

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

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

"The satellite tin proclaim LGBTQ, right?" Ivey said in his latest video. "They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA. They proclaim it. They amusement it to the world. They say, ‘Come articulation america for Pride Month to observe unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it connected the billboards. They proclaim successful the streets. Unrighteousness. So, however is it that 1 can’t talk righteousness? Who are they to accidental that this antheral is crazy?"

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel looks connected anterior to an NFL preseason shot crippled against the 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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