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From 2006-2010. I agree that it would be easier to come out now, I just think that so long as there will be teammates that will bash one's sexuality then there will be little to no incentive for anyone to come out. Also, telling a teammate to stop saying shit in the locker room is a quantum leap from a player…

Thanks, and you're completely right; it is a very tricky situation. I obviously hope it does happen, I just think the dynamics of the sport are such that it makes it extremely difficult to do in football in particular. I ran track too, and we had a number of openly gay runners, and they never had a problem with anyone…

As a closeted bi individual who played football for a very liberal minded college, I can tell you there is a reason why coming out has been, still is, and will continue to be impossible (for the foreseeable future). Football players are not as progressive as the majority of Deadspin readers would like to think they…

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I'm waiting for commenters to start bashing... but nothing yet. Has the internet become a place for civil discourse?!?!?

Two days in a row with a good one. Well done sir. +1

Sounds like pretty much every afternoon of a Scottish philosopher, ever.

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Hooray!!! We all are winners.

I just snorted a noodle through my nose reading this. +1

Sir, Very nice, sir +1

Jerking off using someone else's jerk juice... That's so meta dude...

This is hilarously tragic +1

They're beginning to look more like Jags...

Wait, people actually like Jezebel? I thought it was just a flame training site.

In Soviet Russia Nikkolai makes jokes laugh +1

Doug you're so damn good at this +1

Outstanding +1