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It had been months since Alan Gendreau put on a pair of cleats and stood three yards behind a football. The former Middle Tennessee State placekicker had all but left the game behind when he graduated a year ago.

The linebacker is a longtime advocate of gay rights and will retire as a New Orleans Saint

The bottom line in the league is winning, not sexual orientation. As longtime general manager Bill Polian says: "I just don't think it's important."

Strange tweet from former NFL player warns folks of either sour candy or gays

Rhodes tells TMZ "I'm not gay" after a website posts affectionate photos of him with a man.

Results may not be seen for a while, but attendees are hopeful that more real change is coming soon to the NFL

Tuaolo offers his thoughts on what the NFL can be doing to ready for openly gay athletes

The League announces no punishments will be handed out regarding allegedly asking draftees about being gay

There is no value to dropping hints that anonymous pro athletes are about to come out.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo said he was misquoted in comments suggesting his public advocacy for gay rights played a role in his release this week. The Ravens pushed back on those comments Thursday night. At a Straight For Equality gala in Manhattan, where Ayanbadejo was being honored along with Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota […]

If you got excited by Brendon Ayanbadejo's claim that four NFL players are coming out together soon, you can stop planning the ticker-tape parade

NOM claims the Bears made a donation to their cause and support their message. The Bears deny it. Group raffling Urlacher, "Sweetness" paraphernalia.

Now a free agent, Ayanbadejo will look for a new NFL home to carry on his LGBT advocacy

San Diego Chargers great Ron Mix writes about lessons learned as a player and a parent and why it's high time for gay athletes to be embraced.

Former Michigan QB and NFL prospect is latest to make inclusive statement

The defensive end says athletes should come out in high school, not the pros

The former NFL player and Stanford Cardinal opens up for the first time about being closeted in football

An anonymous gay NFL player wants to go public but fears the reaction from fans, according to a report.

Domonique Foxworth encourages the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans in USA Today column

Showing two opposing players on the 'kiss cam' sends a message that same-sex affection is bad and should stop, the fan writes in an open letter to the Jaguars owner Shahid Khan