Chiefs’ Hollywood Brown got baptized days before two-touchdown game vs Lions
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This past Sunday, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown scored twice for the first time in almost four years.
The first time the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver found the end zone twice before this past Sunday was on Oct. 11, 2021, when he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Maybe he still had some help.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown reacts with fans after the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
“Thank God. I was baptized on Friday, so this whole weekend was amazing for me,” Brown said. he told the media after the game.
Brown posted a video of his baptism on his TikTok account. Accordingly Sports Spectrum, Marcellus Casey, the Chiefs’ team chaplain, baptized Brown, and Casey’s wife baptized Brown’s fiancee.
“Living for Jesus. Serving Others,” Brown captioned the video.
“I was baptized when I was young, but I feel like this past year has put a lot of pressure on me mentally. It all boils down to ‘don’t worry about the extra stuff.’ I found myself second-guessing a lot of things, and that’s not what I’m supposed to do as a believer. So it felt good to be baptized with my fiancée,” Brown said.
“Letting God know that I am His follower, this is all a blessing from Him and I don’t take that lightly.”
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown (5) against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
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Brown was a surprise development for the Chiefs; He found targets between Rashee Rice’s suspension and Xavier Worthy’s injury in Week 1 that kept him out until Week 4.
With Kansas City now fully healthy, Brown looks set to remain in Patrick Mahomes’ circle of trust.
Brown wasn’t the only football player to be christened over the weekend. Jacksonville Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter was baptized just hours before his game against the Seattle Seahawks.
“It’s Sunday. Today is God’s day. I’ve been planning to get baptized for a minute. I changed my life to become a better man. That means a lot. I’m becoming a better man and I’m letting go of my old self and starting a new chapter,” Hunter said. via ESPN.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Terrion Arnold of the Detroit Lions was also christened earlier this month.
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