Plenty of owners and General Managers and coaches have issued statements about defensive end Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player. The league had issued a statement of support upon Sam’s decision to come out as gay three nights ago, but the Commissioner previously had not addressed the issue.Speaking Wednesday at Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition Wall Street Project in New York, Roger Goodell addressed Sam’s situation publicly for the first time.“Good for him,” Goodell said, via NFL spokesman Greg Aiello’s Twitter page. “He’s proud of who he is and had the courage to say it. Now he wants to play football. We have a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. We will have further training and make sure that everyone understands our commitment. We truly believe in diversity and this is an opportunity to demonstrate it.”It’s not known what specific training will be provided, but it should be given not only to the players on the team that drafts Sam but to all players, since many of them will encounter Sam in a game, if Sam’s career flourishes.Even if Sam doesn’t make it, his decision could prompt others to do the same.And here’s where we once again point out that every gay player who hasn’t come out has every right to continue to live that way, if that’s what he wants to do. It’s unfair to suggest that gay players who opt to keep their private lives private aren’t brave.Thus, the training should cover both types of gay players — those who choose to come out and those who choose not to. Straight players should be cautioned not to pressure gay players into coming out, and all players should be told that not only openly gay players but players believed to be gay should receive the appropriate respect and consideration in the locker room and on the field.
Oh no here comes the Sam Rule : Every team must try out at least one gay player.
And everyone has to shower with them.
Terrell Thomas of the Giants knew this was coming. What a homophobe! I agree with everything he said. I've seen some people refer to the NFL locker room as a "professional environment". Those people are naive, unless by "professional environment" they really meant a frat house. http://nypost.com/2014/02/12/giants-thomas-nfl-might-not-be-set-to-accept-sam/ “Some team will have to hire a company to educate us and make sure we’re saying the right thing,’’ Thomas said. “All the extra stuff you have to go through, all the extra meetings, that’s something as veteran players we don’t want.
Everyone MUST say only positive things about homosexuality.(NBA already has this policy)Remember when Kobe got fined for using the word "gay" in a derogatory manner? LOL
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“Some team will have to hire a company to educate us and make sure we’re saying the right thing,’’ Thomas said. “All the extra stuff you have to go through, all the extra meetings, that’s something as veteran players we don’t want.
You make hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, to play a game.get over it.
“Some team will have to hire a company to educate us and make sure we’re saying the right thing,’’ Thomas said. “All the extra stuff you have to go through, all the extra meetings, that’s something as veteran players we don’t want.
You make hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, to play a game.get over it.
A great example of how tolerance goes one way in the mind of a "progressive". Thanks for sharing.
“Some team will have to hire a company to educate us and make sure we’re saying the right thing,’’ Thomas said. “All the extra stuff you have to go through, all the extra meetings, that’s something as veteran players we don’t want.
You make hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, to play a game.get over it.
A great example of how tolerance goes one way in the mind of a "progressive". Thanks for sharing.
a great example of idiocy comparing human being "tolerance" to tolerating meetings.
The NFL is a business that generates $9 billion a year. The "brotherhood like no other" in the locker room (as Terrell Thomas puts it) is meaningless to the owners and the Commish. They are not going to let this issue cause bad PR nightmare and spoil their revenue stream. If a player can't handle a gay teammate, that player wont be playing in the NFL.
“Some team will have to hire a company to educate us and make sure we’re saying the right thing,’’ Thomas said. “All the extra stuff you have to go through, all the extra meetings, that’s something as veteran players we don’t want.
You make hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, to play a game.get over it.
A great example of how tolerance goes one way in the mind of a "progressive". Thanks for sharing.
a great example of idiocy comparing human being "tolerance" to tolerating meetings.
The point is that you aren't tolerant to the viewpoints of straight players. This is because you don't believe they have rights. It's so easy to spot those who let the liberal media do their thinking for them.
The point is that you aren't tolerant to the viewpoints of straight players. This is because you don't believe they have rights.
Isn't that like saying allowing black people to use the white's water fountains violates the rights of white people?Good luck with that argument with any courtroom in this country.
The point is that you aren't tolerant to the viewpoints of straight players. This is because you don't believe they have rights.
Isn't that like saying allowing black people to use the white's water fountains violates the rights of white people?Good luck with that argument with any courtroom in this country.
lol, nice one
I somehow get the feeling this will not end well.
