FIRST WORD
There are a good number of players who are out to their teammates, and they only tell their teammates because that’s their brother. Or they only tell their coach because that’s their fatherlike figure. We have to be respectful of the fact that most of these players have only wanted to be athletes … not known as a gay athlete.”
Wade Davis, a defensive back who came out as gay after his NFL career was over, to the For The Win podcast. The full podcast will be available Friday on iTunes.