NY Jets Cornerback Antonio Cromartie Glorifies God After Losing NFL Job
In the midst of losing his job, New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie is glorifying God.
News that 31-year-old Cromartie was cut came Monday, after returning to the Jets for just one season. He previously played for the New York Jets from 2010-2013, but played for the Arizona Cardinals in 2014. His contract was not guaranteed for 2016.
"First I would like to give thanks to my Lord and Savior because everything that I've been blessed with is because of you. Thank you again," Cromartie wrote on Instagram before thanking his fans, Jets Organization and teammates. "I had a lot of fun and I know my first half of the season didn't go well and I thank you guys for pushing and believing in me while keeping me on the field so I could finish strong. Today is a sad day for me not because of my release but the guys I became really close to in our DB room."
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Cromartie went on to wish the organization and its affiliates blessings.
"God bless y'all boys in the future and let God lead the way for you. To the Jets Nation, the most important people that make Sunday's so fun...thank you for welcoming me back," he wrote. "I vow to be the person and player my Heavenly Father has asked me to be. God Bless You."
The NFL player's wife, Terricka Cromartie, is pregnant with her husband's 11th child and spoke about God's plans for him after being cut from the team.
"This is always the Hard part of this business but we know what we are dealing with and prepare for whatever comes our way. Thank You Jets Nation for all the Love you shower our family with," she wrote on Instagram before telling her husband, "I love the man you are and can't wait to see what God has in store for you. Man Plans God doesn't."
In a Us Weekly report earlier this year, Terricka revealed that she didn't believe she was pregnant since her husband previously got a vasectomy. The couple, who married in 2008, are parents of two children together, while Antonio had eight children before they got together.
However, Antonio believes it is God's will that his wife is expecting.
"It was shocking news for the both of us. It took me a while to process it, but Antonio stood firm and was saying, 'It's God's will,'" she revealed to Us Weekly earlier this year. "And he's been excited the whole time."
Although some have criticized her husband for the amount of children he has, she calls them all a blessing.
"All my children are blessings and all of Antonio's children are blessings, for that matter," she told Us Weekly. "It was made to seem that my children weren't a blessing because they were categorized by a number, and for that reason and that reason alone, I hid both of my [first two] pregnancies with my husband, just so I could enjoy them with those who were really happy for me."
