Wade Davis, a gay former Titans cornerback, discusses what kept him from coming out while still in the pros. Asked whether a non-star player should come out in today's NFL, Davis is unsure:
"I'm going to be flat out honest with you, it probably shouldn't if he wants to keep his job. If he's the 53rd man on the roster, if he's a free agent who's fighting for a job, maybe he shouldn't." But after about 40 seconds, Davis caught himself and expressed support for anyone who wants to come out publicly: "You know what, yes, it should be. Screw it. I don't want to be in the business of telling anyone they can't live their life authentically.
TNC laments:
We would like to think that the it would not have been "a problem at all" for a openly gay man to play in the NFL a decade ago. That, of course, leaves us with the fact that there still isn't one today.
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