Sam Wheeler, Kent State Wrestler, Suspended For Anti-Gay Tweets About Michael Sam

[RandySF]

Following the historic coming out of Division I college football player Michael Sam, the social media backlash was both predictable and horrifying. However, one college athlete is now experiencing the repercussions of what can happen when you choose to be homophobic on Twitter.

Kent State wrestler Sam Wheeler has reportedly been suspended from the university's team after taking to Twitter to voice his feelings about Sam's decision to publicly come out.

Through Wheeler's Twitter account has since been deleted, Outrage DC managed to take a screen capture of the initial statements.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11/sam-wheeler-suspended_n_4768838.html

[Stargazer09]

1. What a jerk

If he's on a wrestling scholarship, he should lose it for embarrassing his school.

Just my opinion, of course.

[Politicalboi]

2. Coming from one who wrestles with men in tights

Has anybody pointed that out to him?

[Cha]

3. Good for him getting suspended.. sounds like he doesn't

have a fucking clue.