Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
How good is this guy?
I am speaking hypothetically, but say you were a fringe player, and you think you might get cut before the final roster is set. If you come out as gay, in today's climate you may be able to force the team to keep you on the roster, at least for a couple of weeks until the media coverage dies down.
Sorry if this has already been said, I am just too tired to read the entire thread on my phone.
Originally Posted by eDave:
No, it hasn't been said. WTF?
I am just saying that a player coming out as gay could put the team in an uncomfortable position if they were to cut him.
The implication would be that he was cut because he was gay, even if that's not the reason. Social media, especially Twitter, could start targeting the team, head coach, etc. in several different ways in retaliation for what they could consider bigotry and homophobia.
They could even target team sponsors like Coke or Pepsi, etc. Look at the pressure put on companies that did business in Georgia after the voter suppression bill was passed.
I am not saying it would be right, but I can see a team keeping that player on the roster just to avoid any possible backlash, at least for a week or two.
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
I am just saying that a player coming out as gay could put the team in an uncomfortable position if they were to cut him.
The implication would be that he was cut because he was gay, even if that's not the reason. Social media, especially Twitter, could start targeting the team, head coach, etc. in several different ways in retaliation for what they could consider bigotry and homophobia.
They could even target team sponsors like Coke or Pepsi, etc. Look at the pressure put on companies that did business in Georgia after the voter suppression bill was passed.
I am not saying it would be right, but I can see a team keeping that player on the roster just to avoid any possible backlash, at least for a week or two.
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That happened with Michael Sam. Though there was plenty of evidence that he sucked, before he was cut. Ironically, it happened more when Dallas cut him than it did when the Rams did. I guess it's because they drafted him. Who knows? [Reply]
Well, this will end up being a shitstorm. The team and players will now go under a woke microscope. The media will be waiting to pounce on anybody who says anything even remotely negative, while pumping Nassib up the greatest player ever, regardless of his abilities.
I'd rather it happened to Denver, but the Fade is nearly as good. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Well, this will end up being a shitstorm. The team and players will now go under a woke microscope. The media will be waiting to pounce on anybody who says anything even remotely negative, while pumping Nassib up the greatest player ever, regardless of his abilities.
I'd rather it happened to Denver, but the Fade is nearly as good.
#Raiders coach Jon Gruden, in response to DE Carl Nassib coming out as gay: “I learned a long time ago what makes a man different is what makes him great.”
Originally Posted by MahomesMagic:
I mean ones who were open. I am sure there have been ones who said nothing.
According to the press releases from the NFL and the articles from NFL.com and ESPN, Nassib is the first active player to come out of the closet.
Other than Michael Sam (whose entire story is chronicled in the NFL.com article) I can't think of another active player coming out. They've all been retired. [Reply]
