[NFL News] Gay Athletes Don't Fit In What Is Perceived As A Homophobic NFL

Crowned · #2 10-30-2009, 11:14 AM

Larry Johnson will be furious.

MediaGuy · #3 10-30-2009, 11:15 AM

HMMMM?

Source: GIF.com

DontKnowMe · #4 10-30-2009, 11:20 AM

I wonder how many centers are gay.

Flacco2MasonTD · #5 10-30-2009, 01:08 PM

I'm all for gays in the league but I have to admit that if one of my favourite players came out of the closet I'd be fairly thrown off.

I guess an ideal situation for the NFL would be if Brett Favre came out (not that I'm saying he's gay) because the critics would be pre-silenced and he's already a part of the mythos of the league in such a big way that him being gay (hypothetically) would really open the door for other (hypothetical) gay athletes.

mj1987us26 · #6 10-30-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacco2MasonTD

I'm all for gays in the league but I have to admit that if one of my favourite players came out of the closet I'd be fairly thrown off.

I guess an ideal situation for the NFL would be if Brett Favre came out (not that I'm saying he's gay) because the critics would be pre-silenced and he's already a part of the mythos of the league in such a big way that him being gay (hypothetically) would really open the door for other (hypothetical) gay athletes.

Well Favre is a queen, a Drama Queen.

brakos82 · #7 10-30-2009, 01:30 PM

Not that there's anything wrong with that....

ravenfan52 · #8 10-30-2009, 03:12 PM

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Gay Athletes Don't Fit In What Is Perceived As A Homophobic NFL

Just ask Kordell Stewart. Rumors that he was gay haunted him throughout his career and some say that's why his career wasn't prolonged further.

Who cares, though? Seriously, what difference does it make if an athlete is gay or straight? If it's not performance-related, and it's not a crime, then I don't care.

K Train · #9 10-30-2009, 03:22 PM

kordell playing full time Qb ruined kordells career

AtlantaBlazer · #10 10-30-2009, 04:44 PM

Who cares? I understand being afraid to be yourself, but why are there some gay people that feel that everyone needs to acknowledge their presence wherever they are? I know this may sound hypocritical, because when I was younger I often felt the need to announce occasionally if I was the only black guy in a particular setting.

If that analogy helps...