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DeadPunisher
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014
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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. Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk |
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DeadPunisher
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014
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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. Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk |
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Out Gunning CP's Fandom Police
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Hockey Town
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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The Raiders pass rush is asshole, he wasn't gonna get cut unless he was awful.
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Journeyman
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: London
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Hopefully this will encourage the rest of their roster
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Bolton gonna knock you out
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Shouldn’t this officially go in “the Raiders Suck” thread?
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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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.
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Generational Player
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Honolulu
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Eh. Obviously there have been gay players before but now there might be some $$$ in this.
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'Tis my eye!
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Other than Michael Sam, who barely satisfies the "active, employed" part, other gay players have waited until after retirement to come out. |
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Generational Player
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Honolulu
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I mean ones who were open. I am sure there have been ones who said nothing.
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'Tis my eye!
Join Date: Aug 2000
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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. |
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