Seahawks Coordinator Gave Every Player A Bible And Made One Statement That Has Woke NFL Elites Fuming

The NFL has become hostile territory for Christians who dare speak about their faith.

One Super Bowl coach just drew a line in the sand.

And this Seahawks coordinator gave every player a Bible and made one statement that has woke NFL elites fuming.

Christmas came early for the Seahawks locker room

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak handed out an unusual Christmas gift to every player and coach on the team.

Not championship rings, not bonuses, not the latest tech gadgets.

Bibles.

"You're trying to find Christmas gifts for guys every year to show them that you love them," Kubiak explained to Sports Spectrum. "What better gift than that?"

Kubiak isn't some fringe assistant hiding in the shadows.

He's the 38-year-old son of Super Bowl-winning coach Gary Kubiak and he's heading into Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots on Sunday as one of the NFL's rising stars.

After the game, he takes over as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders with the number one draft pick and Tom Brady as part of the ownership group.

But Kubiak made clear what matters most to him.

"I've learned from many chaplains that I get to be around different teams that your identity is not in your job," Kubiak said. "Our identity is in Christ."

That statement alone probably has NFL diversity consultants reaching for the complaint forms.

The league that bends over backward to accommodate every woke cause just heard a coach tell his team their identity comes from Jesus, not from football.

The Tim Tebow pattern repeats itself

Kubiak's public stand mirrors what happened with Tim Tebow more than a decade ago.

Tebow became a national lightning rod for simply kneeling in prayer on the field and thanking Jesus in interviews.

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy defended Tebow's right to speak about his faith even as media figures mocked him relentlessly.

"They were like, 'Hey, if faith is the most important thing in your life, wear that as a badge of honor,'" Sports Spectrum analyst noted about how Tebow and Dungy changed the game.

Now you see it everywhere in the NFL.

Athletes in Action estimates that 35 to 40 percent of NFL players are evangelicals.

Every team has a chaplain leading Bible studies for players, coaches, and families.

The "Meet Me at the 50" prayer circles happen after games with anywhere from five to 30 players from both teams gathering at midfield.

Kubiak credited the coaches and chaplains who mentored him through Bible studies for transforming his perspective.

"When I learned that, and I spent more time in the Word from all the mentors I had in coaching, it helped me get into Bible studies and read the Word every day," Kubiak said.

"It took a really heavy load off," he added, explaining he finally understood he's "a child of God."

"Football is something that I do, but trying to be a good father and be a faithful husband is way more important than any of that," Kubiak stated.

Seattle's head coach Mike MacDonald echoed the same themes in his own Sports Spectrum interview.

MacDonald said his faith "has really grown over the last couple years" and described it as "what I lean on" and "where your strength comes from."

"God has put you in the position to lead these people," MacDonald said. "That's your guiding light every day."

The chaplain reveals what's really happening in Seattle

Seahawks chaplain Jonathan Rainey pulled back the curtain on the team's spiritual culture.

He runs Bible studies, serves as a biblical counselor and marriage counselor, and makes himself available 24/7 for the players.

"These guys do not get to go to church because we play on Sunday," Rainey explained. "The team becomes their church."

It's not just a few players participating.

Security staff and athletic trainers join the spiritual activities alongside the athletes.

"We are one big community," Rainey said.

Rainey described the faith in Seattle's locker room as "rich," "deep," "diverse," "beautiful," "growing" and "vibrant."

"God is really moving on these guys' hearts," he added.

The players hear about their teammates' "struggles, their victories and what and how Christ moves in their life" through the activities.

Rainey said participation "will increase in the offseason because there's more time."

"Once we do our Zoom studies and Zoom discipleship, it's 24/7, it doesn't end," he stated.

Rainey's final chapel message before Super Bowl LX focuses on "pressing in and trusting Christ."

He plans to tell the players that "your healing is found in a person," along with their "restoration" and "renewal."

"That person is Jesus Christ," Rainey proclaimed. "He is our true north. He is our North Star."

Rainey asked listeners to pray for the team because taking a public stand for Christ invites spiritual warfare.

"We know when we take a stand for Christ, Satan is going to attack" and wants to "discredit their testimony," Rainey warned.

The same league that promotes Black Lives Matter slogans and transgender activism suddenly gets nervous when coaches hand out Bibles and declare their identity is in Christ.

The hypocrisy couldn't be more obvious.

But Kubiak's stand before the biggest game of his career sends a message that no amount of pressure from woke gatekeepers will silence.

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Sources:

• Ryan Foley, "Seahawks coach declares 'our identity is in Christ' ahead of Super Bowl, gave players Bibles," Christian Post, February 5, 2026.
• Staff, "Seahawks coaches Mike Macdonald, Klint Kubiak talk faith in Christ," Sports Spectrum, February 3, 2026.
• Staff, "Christianity at the Super Bowl defies a trend," DNYUZ, February 6, 2026.
• Staff, "Faith and the NFL," Faith and Freedom, April 3, 2019.