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Report: Ayanbadejo hints that LGBT advocacy may be a factor in being cut by Ravens
NEW YORK — Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo hinted Thursday evening that his advocacy for marriage equality and LGBT rights may have been one of the reasons he was cut from the team.
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LGBT ally Brendon Ayanbadejo released from Baltimore Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday released reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, an outspoken champion of LGBT rights and marriage equality, from his contract.
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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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Cleveland Browns’ Scott Fujita: How family and friends shaped his views on marriage equality
In a stunning new essay, Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita, among a growing coalition of straight allies in the professional sports arena, shares the personal stories of family and friends, and why he supports marriage equality for gay couples.
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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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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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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.
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San Francisco 49ers’ Chris Culliver apologizes for anti-gay remarks
NEW ORLEANS — San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying “that’s not what I feel in my heart.”
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San Francisco 49ers’ Chris Culliver: Gay players not welcome
NEW ORLEANS – Just days before the San Francisco 49ers will take to the field In New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, cornerback Chris Culliver on Tuesday said that a gay player would not be welcome on the team. Appearing on the Artie Lange show Tuesday, Culliver, responding to a question by Lange if there […]