Seattle Seahawks: Our Player’s Anti-Gay Comments Are Just His “Personal View”

Dominic Holden writes at Seattle’s Slog:

It’s been a week since Seattle Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons blew up sports pages and gay blogs when he said a gay player coming out of the closet would be a “selfish act” that will “divide the team.” His point was clear: The gay player rumored to be coming out soon should stay in the closet. Seattle Seahawks management has been silent. I called and e-mailed their communications office about a dozen times to ask if the team believes it would be a selfish, divisive act for a player to come out. Do they think gay people ought to stay in the closet? Or just gay football players? I finally heard back this morning. “We’re not going to comment,” said Seahawks spokeswoman Suzanne Lavender. “You know, it’s just his personal view.”

Holden has posted contact information for Seahawks management. Read his full piece, it’s a good one.