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Opening up and coming out.
Author: Raine
Date: 02/10/2014 14:11:32
I know that Velveeta wrote a few blogs about gay players in the NFL a while back. She made a point to say that there ARE gay players in the NFL, it's just a matter of math.
Looks like it is happening. Michael Sam has publicly announced that he a gay. From DeadSpin, it does look like he is getting tremendous support. Like our Velveeta, Deion Sanders said it as well:
We've talked a lot about hypotheticals, the what if a player comes out, how will the league react, etc., now we get to see if people (the NFL) who talk the talk will walk the walk. I wish this young man all the best.
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Raine
Looks like it is happening. Michael Sam has publicly announced that he a gay. From DeadSpin, it does look like he is getting tremendous support. Like our Velveeta, Deion Sanders said it as well:
Michael Sam isn't the 1st gay player in the NFL although he is the 1st 2 come out.#realtalk Let's show him love like a family member. Truth
We've talked a lot about hypotheticals, the what if a player comes out, how will the league react, etc., now we get to see if people (the NFL) who talk the talk will walk the walk.
Sam is eligible for the NFL draft in May. Assuming that he is drafted, Sam could become the first openly gay player in the history of the NFL.
"I understand how big this is," he said. "It's a big deal. No one has done this before. And it's kind of a nervous process, but I know what I want to be ... I want to be a football player in the NFL."
In 2014, "Gay Man to Enter Workforce" has the everyday-occurrence sound of a headline in The Onion. But when the NFL is involved, it's a first -- and potentially a landmark moment -- in the history of American sports.
Sam's decision to speak out now -- in interviews with ESPN and the New York Times -- comes after his experience two weeks ago at the Senior Bowl, where, he said, many already seemed aware of his sexual orientation.
and Raine
