( CNN ) -- Former New York Giants receiver David Tyree 's celebrated catch in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XLII was pivotal to his team 's victory . Now out of football , he is trying to claim a last-minute win over another foe -- same-sex marriage . On the same day that the New York State Assembly approved a same-sex marriage bill , Tyree warned of dire consequences if the legislation becomes law . The bill 's passage would `` be the beginning of our country sliding toward ... anarchy , '' he said . Tyree made the comments in a video released Wednesday by the National Organization for Marriage , which is spearheading opposition to the bill . The legislation must now clear the Republican-controlled State Senate where its fate is uncertain . His disapproval of gay marriage is based on religious as well as secular grounds , Tyree said . `` Marriage is the only relationship that actually mirrors the relationship with God , '' he said . He also argued that same-sex parents are ill-equipped to raise a child of the opposite sex . `` You ca n't teach something that you do n't have , '' Tyree said in the video . `` So two men will never be able to teach a woman how to be a woman . '' It is not justifiable to alter a long-standing institution `` because a minority -- an influential minority -- has ... an agenda , '' he said . In an opinion column for Yahoo News , the group 's chairman , Maggie Gallagher , said Tyree told her he decided to speak out after his former teammate Michael Strahan declared his support for gay marriage last week . The video appeared to take a page out of the playbook of the group 's adversary , the Human Rights Campaign , which has released a steady stream of video testimonials from celebrity advocates of gay marriage in recent months . Uma Thurman , Whoopi Goldberg , Sean Avery of the New York Rangers and others have appeared in their videos . Tyree seemed to chide notables who oppose same-sex marriage , but keep their opposition to themselves . `` I am disappointed when ... not enough guys ... lift up something as honorable and near to God 's heart as marriage , '' he said . `` We 're doing God an injustice by not making his heart known to our country . ''
The New York State Assembly approves a same-sex marriage bill . The bill also must clear the Republican-controlled State Senate where its fate is uncertain . Former New York Giant David Tyree is a hero from Super Bowl XLII . He disapproves of gay marriage on religious and secular grounds .