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Former NFL player Esera Tuaolo coming out was our #16 Outsports moment, as named in 2011.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford I was asked this year to write an NFL preview column for AfterElton and had fun doing it. With the season starting today, I would love to hear how others view the season. As a Colts fan, this season is starting on a down note. Peyton Manning had another neck surgery […]

Aaron Rodgers It was strange that in a game that saw 76 points scored, a ton of big offensive plays and two kick returns for scores, that the NFL opener between the Saints and Packers came down to a yard. The Packers stuffed Saints rookie running back Mark Ingram on the last play of the […]

Troy Aikman is still mad that sportswriter Skip Bayless speculated 16 years ago in a book that the then Dallas Cowboys quarterback might be gay.

Mark Sanchez isn't afraid to talk about his interests in non-football things.

Michael Irvin opened up for the first time about his gay brother, Vaughn, and his love for his brother and Christianity.

David Tyree opposes same-sex marriage in a big way.

Tisch appears in a video to support same-sex marriage in New York

New York Giants great Michael Strahan vocally supports same-sex marriage equality.

Add Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Warren Moon to the list of athletes who don’t think having an openly gay teammate would be a big deal. Moon played 17 years in the NFL, with his prime being with the Houston Oilers. Moon told the Victor and Matt Sports Podcast on Radio Exiles in May that […]

In 2011 ESPNW asked a tired question about acceptance of gay players in the NFL. Even then we knew the answer: They will be accepted, even if the players don't know it.

Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, to win the Super Bowl. I wrote a recap of the contest, along with presenting my hot players of the game. I also briefly mention the commercials, which were as uninteresting as usual. But the one by Groupon that made light […]

It’s Super Bowl week and there’s not a whole lot of on-the-field news to report since the teams haven’t played in 10 days. So let’s talk about hair, long beautiful hair, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen. This might be the hairiest Super Bowl in history. The Pittsburgh Steelers have two major attractions — safety Troy […]

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current Fox NFL analyst Troy Aikman and his wife of 10 years Rhonda have called it quits. “This has been a difficult decision for Rhonda and me, but after 10 years of marriage we have decided to separate,” Aikman tells The Dallas Morning News. “We remain deeply committed to our […]

New York Jets defensive back Antonio Cromartie laid into Patriots quarterback Tom Brady this week, calling Brady an “asshole” and answering “fuck him” to a question posted by the New York Daily News. And despite appearing in the “No Hate” campaign, Cromartie said he hates Tom Brady. Shaun Ellis backed up Cromartie's hatred with claims […]

Must-see footage from Fox of the Metrodome collapsing following a major snowstorm in Minneapolis. It caused the postponement of the Giants-Vikings game. It would have been chaos had this happened during a game: Must-see footage from Fox of the Metrodome collapsing following a major snowstorm in Minneapolis. It caused the postponement of the Giants-Vikings game. […]

Another in a series of our favorite articles from 10 years of Outsports is a 2002 profile of Dave Kopay, the gay sports pioneer who came out in the mid-1970s after a long NFL career. The story showed that Kopay is still as relevant as ever. The story also was the catalyst for Dave and […]

Outsports is 10 years old and we are highlighting some stories that are personal favorites. Today is our most viewed story ever, from 2005 — when the NFL banned the word "gay" on personalized jerseys saying it was a "naughty" word. The absurdity was that "gay" was not OK, but "gay nazi" was. It was […]

Today, no one is talking about dog fighting. They’re not talking about jail sentences. No, today they’re talking about the MVP-like performance that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick put on last night on Monday Night Football. His stats were record-breaking: 333 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, 4 TD passes, 2 TD runs. In our standard-scoring […]

Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder won’t be joining MENSA any time soon. Three years ago, before the Dolphins headed to London for a game, he said he had no idea where London was and thought it was a country. He might have topped himself Sunday when he confused Helen Keller with Anne Frank in a […]