This subject came up between some of my family members. It's just a radom question ; With all the history behind football. Has there ever been a gay football player?
2006-10-08 15:55:38 · 19 answers · asked by Dirty Girl 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Yeah many. Brett Favre, Ahman Green, Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson, Charles Woodson, Kabeer Gbajabiamila, A.J. Hawk, Marquand Manuel, Bubba Franks. Basically all the Packers.
2006-10-08 15:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
David Kopay (running back) was the first NFL player to publicly come out. Roy Simmons wrote a book about being in the closet as an NFL offensive lineman. Esera Tuaolo (defensive tackle) has also come out. Statistically speaking, there must be quite a few more, but a pro football locker room is probably not the friendliest place to an outed homosexual at this point. Tuaolo in particular has devoted a great deal of effort to combatting homophobia in the NFL and athletics in general. I haven't heard anything at all credible about Warren Sapp being gay; I think anything like that probably stemmed from this quote, which really pissed a lot of people off: "It was something that was really, really on the edge of like gay porn," he said. "That's what we call it. When it's real bad football, that's what we call it: gay porn. Something you don't want to watch. Something you just don't want to see on the TV. Something you don't even want to talk about. That's gay porn." He was referring to the Raiders' poor clock management during a game against the Chiefs in 2006.
2016-03-28 02:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Esera Tuaolo (who played on the Vikings' defensive line from 1992-96) is the third former NFL player to reveal his homosexuality [in 2002].
Fourteen years ago, Roy Simmons of the New York Giants came out, and it has been 31 years since Dave Kopay, a running back for the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers, made his announcement.
The rest keep it quiet
2006-10-08 16:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, considering at least 10% of the human race is gay, I would say yes, it is very likely. However, I am not aware of any that were actually out of the closet, which was probably wise on their parts. All the football players I grew up with would have probably seriously injured anyone who was openly gay on the team.
2006-10-08 15:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by Zach S. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Esera Tuaolo.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2002_Nov_26/ai_95263252
2006-10-08 15:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Former San Fransisco 49er tight end Ted Kopay is gay.
2006-10-09 06:21:00 · answer #6 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few have admitted to it. Oh and ignore those gay people with their answers of T.O. and such. Since the question was about Homosexuals.Yeah the one admitted it after his playing carrer and then tried to use it to his advantage, kept harping about being kept out of the Superbowl media event thing last year because he was gay.
2006-10-08 16:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are gay people in all walks of life. Football is no exception.
2006-10-08 16:17:32 · answer #8 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i forget who, but I saw an HBO special on Football and they guy said he was gay.
2006-10-08 17:04:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kordell Stewart who used to play for the Steelers.
2006-10-08 16:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋