Tag Archives: football

NFL Survey: 86% Of Players Say They Are OK With Openly Gay Teammates

ESPN surveyed 51 active NFL players to ask them the four questions seen above. The NFL has about 1700 active players, so the sample is rather small. Forty-four players said a teammate’s sexual orientation didn’t matter to them, and 39 said they would be comfortable showering around a gay teammate. But 32 players said they had teammates or coaches who …

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Reporter Slams Critics Of Michael Sam

Via Fox Sports: Have you heard of Dale Hansen? In case you haven’t, he’s a well-known TV sports anchor for the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth. A couple of days ago, he took a couple of minutes to break down the negative reaction to Missouri defensive end — and NFL prospect — Michael Sam coming out as gay. There are …

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This Week’s Sports Illustrated Cover

(Tipped by JMG reader Rob)

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Rush Limbaugh On Michael Sam

“Heterosexuality has no political agenda and there is no agenda attached to it. Heterosexuality does not have activists, but they’re under assault. Heterosexuality may be 95, 98 percent of the population — they’re under assault by the 2-5 percent that are homosexual. Why is there a political agenda attached to and driven by homosexuality and there is no corresponding heterosexual …

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HomoQuotable – Frank Bruni

“A news flash for every straight man out there: You’ve been naked in front of a gay man. In fact you’ve been naked, over the course of your life, in front of many gay men, at least if you have more than a few years on you. And here you are — uninjured, uncorrupted, intact. The earth still spins. The …

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First Lady Tweets Michael Sam

ICYMI: Sam came out yesterday and may become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (Tipped by JMG reader Aaron)

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College Football Star Comes Out, May Become First Openly Gay NFL Player

University of Missouri football star Michael Sam came out today. As an NFL draft prospect, Sam may become the first openly gay active player in the pro football. Coaches at the University of Missouri divided players into small groups at a preseason football practice last year for a team-building exercise. One by one, players were asked to talk about themselves …

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Gay Family Featured In Coke Super Bowl Ad, Bigots Attack Over Spot’s Music

Last night’s Super Bowl ad from Coca-Cola included a fleeting shots of two men holding hands on a skating ring with a young girl holding the hand of one of the men. But it was that the spot’s music, America The Beautiful sung in foreign languages, that has brought out the haters. So far. TIME Magazine recaps the reaction: Coca …

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Tim Tebow Did A Super Bowl Commercial

(Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

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NEW JERSEY: American Atheists Place Billboard Near Super Bowl Stadium

Via press release from American Atheists: On Thursday, American Atheists launched a new billboard near Metlife Stadium with a dig at prayer. It is believed to be the first-ever atheist-sponsored ad aimed at a Super Bowl audience. The billboard features a priest cradling a football with text reading, “A ‘Hail Mary’ only works in football. Enjoy the game!” The billboard …

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Paging You-Know-Who: Kinky Boots To Perform During Super Bowl Pre-Show

If you thought wingnut outrage was deafening after the cast of Kinky Boots performed during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, you better get out your earplugs for when they see the same thing during the Super Bowl pre-show.  It’s not yet clear if the cast will physically be AT the stadium or if the performance will be televised from Broadway, …

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First College Football Player Comes Out

Williamette kicker Conner Mertens has become the first active college football play to come out publicly, telling  his coach: “I’m bisexual. I like dudes. I have a boyfriend. And next week, I’m going to tell the world.” Via Outsports: Mertens didn’t easily arrive at his decision to come out to his coach or team, let alone publicly. No college football …

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The Grammys Were Demonic

CBS Sports mocks: I have no idea what McCarron is talking about. Personally I found Beyonce’s performance to start the show to be a religious experience, but not the demonic kind. The strangest thing about all of this to me, though, is that McCarron sent out this tweet before bands like Metallica and Nine Inch Nails performed. Usually its the …

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Chris Kluwe: Instead Of Never Coaching Again, Now I Want Priefer To Get Help

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: In a Tuesday appearance on Fox Sports Live, Kluwe retreated from his original stance on Priefer. While not backing down from what he alleged, Kluwe said, “After thinking about it, after reflecting on it, I don’t think an appropriate punishment is if he never coaches again. I think it would be better if he got …

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Chris Kluwe Hires Attorney

Via Minneapolis TV station KARE-11: Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has retained Clayton Halunen [LEFT] to represent him during the team’s investigation of Kluwe’s allegations of homophobic comments by a Vikings coach. Halunen will co-counsel the case with the National Center for Lesbian Rights — a national advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating bias against the LGBT community. Kluwe says …

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Quote Of The Day – Chris Kluwe

“I’m glad they’re taking it seriously. This is something I wrote down, because it’s what happened to me, and I’m 100 percent confident in what I wrote, and there are witnesses that will back me up. Let the investigation begin.” – Chris Kluwe, telling USA Today that he intends to cooperate with the Vikings’ investigation to be conducted by the …

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Vikings Hire Former State Supreme Court Justice To Investigate Kluwe’s Charges

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: The Vikings have called in former Chief Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court Eric Magnuson and former U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney Chris Madel to lead the investigation into former punter Chris Kluwe’s allegations released on Thursday. “It is extremely important for the Vikings organization to react immediately and comprehensively with an independent review of …

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Facebook Graphic Of The Day

“Just kidding, They don’t really exist.” (Via Memeographs)

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Vikings Kicker: I Stand With The Coaches

“I have been a member of the Minnesota Vikings for 2 years. I want to start off by saying I have the utmost respect for Rick Spielman, Leslie Frazier and Mike Priefer. All three, are good men. I have had countless conversations and interactions with Coach Priefer, and I personally can attest to his integrity and character. His professionalism in …

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Brendon Ayanbadejo Backs Chris Kluwe

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