Quote Originally Posted by DawgSaint View Post
If you look at it from the point of football...the guy is just an average NFL player. No other player around his draft position get near the attention. So, the real question is, does he get attention for being a great player or because he is gay? We all know the answer. Does SportsCenter show the guy picked before him or after him kissing his girlfriend? Of course not! Why would they? If there is Any way the media can portray this choice as "normal" they will jump all over it. The only thing that is considered offensive to people today is Christian Values and Decency!

This was the first openly gay NFL player. Everyone knows the reason he was on the t.v. It's great. Now we can all move on. Just like anything else the media latches on. 1st time, its something new. 2nd time, less of a big deal. 3rd time, there will not even be a mention that said player is gay.