Danny Jaillet, Patriots WireSun, November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM UTC·2 min readNew England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is wise beyond his years, as evidenced by his incredible message about professional athletes.
He spoke about how people can make the mistake of believing that athletes are living perfect lives. At the end of the day, they are human beings with the same imperfections, problems and struggles in life as everyone else. They just happen to play a game for a living.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“A lot of times, people can just look at us athletes as if everything is perfect in our lives," Henderson said. "As if we got it all figured out. But, we don’t. We’re people who go through things just like everyone else. We’re people who struggle just like everyone else as well. I wish people could see that more, but it’s kinda hard when people just see us as football players — when we’re humans just like everyone else.
"We’re no better than others just because of the fame, and the money, and things like that — and I try to help people understand that. In the eyes of God, God loves us all equally, and we’re all equally valuable to him. And so, I wish people could see us more as humans instead of football players.”
Henderson has the qualities of a strong leader both on and off the field.
He wears his spirituality on his sleeve and walks in faith off the field, and on the field, he has proven to be one of the most electric playmakers in the league at running back. He has recorded 558 rushing yards and five touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry as a rookie.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith that said, some things are bigger than football, and Henderson is the kind of player living his life accordingly to that belief.
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