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NBC Facing Social Media Heat For 'Censoring' C.J. Stroud After Win vs. Browns

NBC elected to cut C.J. Stroud's postgame interview after the Wild Card round short on Sunday for social media

Matt Galatzan

The Houston Texans beat the Cleveland Browns in a resounding 45-14 win at NRG Stadium last weekend in the Wild Card Round, giving the franchise its first playoff win since the Deshaun Watson era. 

What made that win even more unique, is that the Texans were led by a rookie head coach in DeMeco Ryans and a rookie quarterback in C.J. Stroud. 

So as one can imagine, following such a resounding win, Stroud's emotions were running high. And as a result, he gave a passionate postgame interview with NBC's Sunday Night Football. 

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) jogs off the field after a 2024 AFC wild card game against the Cleveland Browns at NRG Stadium.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) jogs off the field after a 2024 AFC wild card game against the Cleveland Browns at NRG Stadium / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

“First of all, I just want to give all glory and praise to my lord and savior, Jesus Christ,” Stroud said. “I mean, it’s been amazing being in this city for as short as I’ve been but the love that I’ve got. I’ve really just been doing it for Houston, man. The people back home, I’m blessed enough to be in the position that I’m in and blessed enough to be playing at a high level right now. We gotta just keep it going, but I’m super blessed.”

Pretty standard interview right? Well, maybe not for NBC.

Upon sharing the interview on social media, NBC oddly elected to cut Stroud's comments short, removing his religious comments at the beginning. 

Following the post of the video, multiple fans on social media then began to blast NBC in the comments of the tweet, claiming they censored the rookie QB.

"He's got a lot of love for Jesus Christ too, but you edited that out for some reason. Why?" One user replied.

"They censored this man's words. NBC sucks," another user said. "What NBC censored. 'Give all glory and praise to my Lord Jesus Christ. I mean it’s been amazing being in the city for as short as I’ve been with the love of God.'" 

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In total, the post of the video received over 670 comments, the majority of which were aimed at the criticism of the video and their removal of Stroud's religious comments. 

It is unclear why NBC chose to edit out that portion of Stroud's response after the game. But either way, fans do not seem to be happy about it. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com