Nfl gay player rumors

Soon the Rams cut him and he landed a spot on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad before retiring in to focus on his mental health. Loyalty to my team is the real reason I didn't come out sooner. These stars were all rumored to be gay His decision to come out at the time because he had "sensed that rumors were circulating," according to the New York Times.

A free agent at the time, Collins wrote in Sports Illustrated"I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport I go against the gay stereotype, which is why I think a lot of players will be shocked: 'That guy is gay?

It had been argued that no team would want to take on a player who was likely to attract a media circus from the outset and whose sexuality would be a distraction. I'm gay to have helped put those canards to rest. I know how to play this game, I can play this game I don't know what goes on in the NFL with the guys who are making the decisions, but whatever it is, hopefully it's not what I think it is I don't regret coming out but I do wish things would have gone differently.

A source told The Fame Driven in December that Rodgers was actually in a relationship with his roommate and personal assistant, Kevin Lanflisi, citing since-deleted tweets from Lanflisi, as well as local chatter for the rumors.

The insider dished, "Aaron has attended numerous sports award shows with Kevin, always color coordinated and without any double female dates Kevin was also the first person Aaron embraced when the Packers won the Super Bowl in As of late there [have] been rumors bitter subliminal tweets on Kevin Lanflisi's Twitter alluding nfl a relationship much deeper than a friendship he had There has been speculation for years here in Wisconsin that Aaron is gay.

A lot of people think so, because the Green Bay Packers quarterback has been dogged by gay rumors for years. However, for a lot of sports stars, their sexuality is either kept quiet, closeted, or the subject of some completely bogus conjectures. What has caught people’s attention, however, is the emerging rumor that numerous star players, including Travis Hunter, are refusing to wear them.

And it’s even allowing players to place decals with those phrases on their helmets. Yet for the third consecutive season, there will be none in Former NFL star Carl Nassib has discussed coming out publicly as gay and shared the moving story behind why he felt like he had to do it.

Was Aaron Rodgers' relationship with Olivia Munn fake? In NovemberCollins announced his retirement, writing in Sports Illustrated"It feels wonderful to have been part of these milestones for sports and for gay rights, and to have been embraced by the public, the coaches, the players, the league and player.

There have been 16 gay or bi players come out publicly in the NFL, which is in its th season. So, it won’t be a surprise to hear about the NFL introducing LGBTQ themed arm bands. After Rodgers and Munn's split inUs Weekly reported that Rodgers was rumored to be hitting up the West Hollywood scene with actor Ryan Rottman and actor-musician Nick Jonas and that Rodgers had made "drastic changes" and frequently got facials and other beauty treatments Here's a list of players in college and pro football who have proved you can be gay or bi and still run the gauntlet.

In Aprilisha blaaker gay NBA center Jason Collins came out of the closet, making him the first openly gay professional athlete to compete in the four major sports leagues. When I signed a free-agent contract with Boston last July, I decided to commit myself to the Celtics and not let my personal life become a distraction.

Still, despite his heroic statements, he now thinks that coming out hurt his career, and he may be right: Sam was the first SEC Defensive Player of the Year in eight years drafted outside the first round — waiting until the seventh round for the St. Louis Rams to pick him up and that was just eight picks before being entirely shut out.

Despite fathering children with at least two different women, NFL player Braylon Edwards was rumored to be gay after fellow player Will Demps said in an interview that Edwards had asked him about. When I was traded to the Wizards, the political significance of coming out sunk in.

I was ready to open up to the press, but I had to wait until the season was over. Incidentally, Sam has also implied that his story isn't an isolated incident.