Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak gifted every player and coach a Bible this Christmas, a gesture aimed at sharing his faith and emphasizing identity in Christ over career.



In an NFL world where holiday gifts often come wrapped in designer labels, Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took a different path this past Christmas, buying every player and coach on the Seahawks a Bible.

Kubiak acknowledged the Bible giveaway during an interview with Sports Spectrum, saying it’s “the most important” gift he could have given.

“You're trying to find Christmas gifts for guys every year to show them that you love them – and what better gift than that?” Kubiak said.

Kubiak joked that whoever leaked the information about the Bible gifting was in “trouble,” as he continued speaking openly about his faith.

The Seahawks face New England Sunday in Super Bowl LX.

“I learned from many chaplains that I got to be around [with] different teams, that your identity is not your job,” Kubiak told Sports Spectrum. “Our identity is in Christ. And when I learned that and I spent more time in the Word from all the mentors I had in coaching that helped me get into Bible studies and read the Word every day – it took a really heavy load off, just knowing that I'm a child of God. And 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.”

Seattle assistant head coach Leslie Frazier applauded Kubiak for the thoughtful gift.

“You talking about touching people across our team? That is so unique and so rare,” Frazier told Sports Spectrum. “It meant a lot. It meant a lot to everybody in our building, just that he would do that. His whole point of it was he wanted everybody to be able to find out what it means to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. This is the starting point, having a Bible. No one should walk away from this building without having a Bible.”

The Seahawks and Patriots rosters are filled with men of faith. For example, Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the NFL’s receiving yards leader this season, told reporters this week that he wants to give “Him the glory” no matter what happens, adding, “I’m here to serve others. I’m here to serve the Lord.” New England quarterback Drake Maye, who finished second in the NFL MVP voting, said faith is his purpose – to be “able to shine light on others and get them to follow Jesus Christ is what I'm here for. And it's what God put me here to do.”

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