On his Washington DC-based radio show with Chad Dukes, LaVar Arrington discussed an NFL player coming out of the closet, in response to our article highlighting 12 NFL players who wouldn’t care. Arrington said that player would be held up as a “national hero”: I know this, the first person that does it is going [...]
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A dozen NFL players tell Outsports they would support a gay teammate
Rookies Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Coby Fleener and others join retired veterans Jevon Kearse, Ahman Green and Eddie George in supporting gay football players Football players have long been cast as some of the most homophobic men in our culture. Sports, and in particular the NFL, is branded as the last closet because of [...]
Former Green Bay Packer Ahman Green talks about his gay brother and lesbian sister
Also: A dozen NFL players tell Outsports they would support a gay teammate Ahman Green was about 10 feet away, kneeling as he changed out of his cleats. He had just made some former NFL players look silly as he juked his way toward the end zone in the NFLPA’s Premiere League flag football game [...]
Jonathan Vilma bans Outsports from Twitter account, sues Roger Goodell
Jonathan Vilma isn’t a nice guy. Recently he tweeted a couple items that some perceived to be homophobic messages; His response was to lash out at anyone who questioned him. When he was implicated in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, he sued NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (despite reports that say eye witnesses saw him offer [...]
Eye on sports: Our favorite photos of the week
We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include Canada Cup diving, the NCAA men’s volleyball championships, world rowing, mixed martial arts, NFL minicamps and the funky hair of Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. Click image for larger, full-sized view (and that image for the largest view): Share on [...]
Rob Gronkowski, Jeremy Bloom, Ndamukong Suh in dating TV show ‘The Choice’
This is your big chance to snag a date with an NFL star…or Jeremy Bloom. Patriot Rob Gronkowski and Lion Ndamukong Suh both headline the cast of celebrities enlisted to find dates on the new reality show The Choice. It would be fun if the producers trotted out a man (he might like Tim Tebow) [...]
Houston Texans linebacker Connor Barwin supports same-sex marriage
President Obama’s support for same-sex marriage was big news today, and it did not go unnoticed by Houston Texans linebacker Connor Barwin. The NFL player issued a cool series of tweets in support of the decision, saying, “Those of us with gay relatives and friends understand how meaningful and positive this is!” We last wrote [...]
Former star NFL linebacker Junior Seau dead from apparent suicide
This is sad news about a player I watched and admired for years — former NFL linebacker Junior Seau was found dead today at his home in Oceanside, Calif., from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 43. Seau played a remarkable 20 seasons, the first 13 with his hometown San Diego Chargers, three with [...]
Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita both suspended for NFL bounty scandal
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been suspended for the entire 2012 NFL season for setting bounties on opposing players. Vilma allegedly put $10,000 cash on a table and offered it to whoever knocked Brett Favre out of the 20o9 NFC Championship game. Vilma is no stranger to Outsports readers, as he shown his mean-spiritied [...]
Vote in 2012 King of the Hardwood finals: Eric Decker vs. Jake Dalton
There is one day left to vote in the 2012 King of the Hardwood contest, run by Mariner Duck Guy from our Discussion Board, which crowns our readers’ choice as the hottest athlete in the world. In early voting, defending champion and Denver Broncos receiver Eric Decker has a slight lead over U.S. gymnast Jake [...]
Coby Fleener gets more good Luck with the Indianapolis Colts…as he requested on Grindr
Stanford tight end Coby Fleener is reunited with Andrew Luck as the Indianapolis Colts selected the two former teammates with their first two picks in the NFL Draft. Our Grindr preview of the NFL Draft had Fleener looking for “More Good Luck,” and that’s exactly what he got. With Dallas Clark and Jacob Tamme gone [...]
Scout: NFL Draft prospect Kelechi Osemele is soft because ‘he was raised by women’
Various sources report that an unidentified NFL scout has called Iowa State offensive tackle Kelechi Osemele soft because “he was raised by women.” NFL.com reports that Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel sports reporter Bob McGinn quoted the scout as saying: I just don’t know if football is that important to [Osemele]. He was raised by women, which bothers [...]
The NFL Draft on Grindr
With the NFL Draft this week, we decided to check out the prospects via the best way for a guy to find the relationship he’s looking for: Grindr. Profiles for some of this week’s draftees highlight everything they have to bring to a relationship, no matter what somebody’s looking for. Soft hands? We’ve got those. [...]
Athletic Equality Index for pro sports teams?
Hudson Taylor would like to see the sports world follow HRC’s corporate index and institute and Athletic Equality Index to determine just how gay-friendly each pro sports team is. Though professional sports are moving in a positive direction, they need the transparency and metrics of an equality index to institutionalize a proactive rather than reactive [...]
Pittsburgh Steelers unveil ugliest-looking uniforms in NFL history
The Pittsburgh Steelers are celebrating their 80th season and will wear jerseys at two home games from their 1934 season. They have not been worn since for one good reason — they are ugly. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “We wanted to use a jersey that we wore early in our history as we celebrate our [...]
Rosie O’Donnell stood up to ‘street preacher’ at the Super Bowl
Video has recently surfaced from this year’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis of Rosie O’Donnell in a war of words with a ‘street preacher.’ The gentleman with the megaphone has some choice words for Rosie, and she returns the favor. Video below… Though, part of me can understand why the protester was so angry with the TV and movie [...]
Two guys fail in attempt to become NFL cheerleaders
Sacha Heppell and Dixon Hernandez had dreams of becoming NFL cheerleaders, but they were dashed this year when they both failed to make it out of tryouts. Heppell tried out for the Denver Broncos and Hernandez for the Houston Texans. “Who wouldn’t want to be a Texans cheerleader?” Hernandez said during his tryout. Share on [...]
NFL, rugby players dominate Sweet 16 in King of the Harwood voting
Voting has started in the Sweet 16 of the King of the Hardwood contest, and it is dominated by NFL and rugby players. Still alive is 2011 champion Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos, one of six NFL players. One to keep an eye based based on his photo for aussieBum (full photo below) is [...]
Rob Gronkowski wants to take Tim Tebow’s virginity
Rob Gronkowski is the honey badger of the NFL. He’s hot, he’s funny, he’s a helluva football player, and he don’t give a shit. Appearing at the University of Rhode Island, he was asked to play the F-Marry-Kill game with these three celebrities: New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, nonagenarian actress Betty White…and Tim Tebow. [...]
Roddy White isn’t really sorry for anti-gay tweet
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White says he is sorry for a tweet where he says he doesn’t want to be gay, but he really isn’t sorry based on followup tweets where he makes light of the whole thing. White got in a Twitter spat after a fan asked him whether he would rather win [...]