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NFL: No violations found in questions related to players’ sexual orientation
NEW YORK — The NFL says it found no “specific violations” in investigating whether team recruiters had questioned potential players about their sexual orientation during a February scouting combine.
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Ayanbadejo: Up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay, according to a published report. “I think it will happen sooner than you think,” Ayanbadejo told The Baltimore Sun.
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Reports suggest NFL is preparing for a major ‘coming out’ announcement
The head of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) said that the league’s union has been working hard to prepare players for the “unavoidable announcement” that an NFL player will soon come out as gay.
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New York AG: NFL must investigate whether recruits were asked their sexual orientation
ALBANY, New York — New York state’s top legal official urged the NFL on Thursday to investigate whether potential players were improperly asked about their sexual orientation during the league’s annual skills exhibition for incoming college players, which he said would be illegal in New York.
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Former MLB pitcher: Staying in the closet is the ‘best option’ for gay athletes
DENVER — Former Major League pitcher Mark Knudson says that gay professional athletes would serve their teams best by staying in the closet.
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NFL to investigate alleged questions about sexual orientation at scouting event
NEW YORK — The National Football League (NFL) said Wednesday it will investigate claims by a University of Colorado football player that he was asked about his sexual orientation by at least one NFL team during a scouting interview last week.
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Robbie Rogers: If you are on the sidelines, you’re not in the game
I really hope that Robbie Rogers reconsiders retirement and promptly returns to the field. I’ve got news for him, he will be gay for the rest of his life, but his athletic ability will be short-lived. If soccer really gave him such incredible joy, there is no reason he can’t discover himself while still on the team. Presumably, they will allow him to visit gay bars and join LGBT political organizations after practice is over, so I don’t really see the conflict…
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U.S. national team player, MLS star Robbie Rogers comes out, announces retirement
‘My secret is gone, I am a free man, I can move on and live my life as my creator intended’ — And with that statement, former Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers announced Friday that he is gay, and — at the age of 25 — is retiring from the sport.
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The actions of San Francisco 49er players are clueless and crass, divisive and dumb
The crass words and clueless actions of San Francisco 49ers Chris Culliver, Ahmad Brooks and Isaac Sopoaga are as divisive as they are dumb … that these men have foolishly elected to use their Super Bowl spotlight to demean and dehumanize a substantial portion of their fan base is a brazen act of arrogance that encourages the very bullying the ‘It Gets Better’ project addresses.
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Gay rights supporters still wait for their Jackie Robinson
Brendon Ayanbadejo has heard from many players who applaud his support of gay marriage — some of them teammates, others from the opposing side of the line. Then, just days before the biggest game of the year, Chris Culliver gave us a striking reminder of the macho attitudes that still prevail in the NFL.The national Football League is still a long way from embracing its first openly gay player.