Overview
- Video shows Hunter being baptized at Celebration Church in Jacksonville on Sunday morning before kickoff against the Seahawks, with the clip posted by a churchgoer and later reshared by Deion Sanders on Instagram.
- “It’s Sunday. It’s God’s day. I’ve been planning to go get baptized for a minute. I changed my life over to become a better man,” Hunter said, adding that he is starting a new chapter.
- Hunter played both ways hours later, finishing with four receptions for 15 yards and two tackles in Jacksonville’s 20-12 home loss to Seattle.
- Hunter, 22, is a high-profile two-way rookie as the No. 2 overall pick and the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner after starring under Sanders in college.
- His wife, Leanna Lenne, publicly praised the decision on his social post, calling it “your greatest achievement to me.”