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Related: About this forumDeion Sanders says every team he played on, including the Cowboys, had gay players
Hall of Famer Deion Prime Time Sanders delivered a somewhat mixed but overall positive response when asked about openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam on The Arsenio Hall Show this week.
Sanders said of Sams coming out, I love it. But then he unfortunately drew a comparison between homosexuality and drugs and alcohol. Sanders, who played on five NFL teams including the Cowboys, went on to say that all of them included gay players.
I dont condone nor do I condemn, but Ive had friends, family members, and every one out here has someone of homosexuality in your family and someone whos on drugs and alcohol, Sanders said. How can I judge that? Its up to me to give them love, to give them support, to just be there for them.
Hes not the first gay guy in the NFL; hes the first one to come out. Lets get that straight, Sanders added. Every team I played on, there was someone. We always knew, but he was cool. That was our boy. We had to look out for him. If he can make plays, he can play the game.
http://www.lonestarq.com/watch-deion-sanders-says-every-team-played-including-cowboys-gay-players/
Cross-posted in the Sports Group.
[font color=green]I remember the rumors about two Cowboys were gay when PrimeTime was playing.[/font]
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Deion Sanders says every team he played on, including the Cowboys, had gay players (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Mar 2014
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awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)1. As to the mixed response...
we have to cut him a little slack- he is an ex-football player, not a wordsmith. I generally don't care for Deion, but I think he means well here.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)2. +1.
TexasTowelie
(111,321 posts)3. I'll agree with you.
Deion's biggest concerns are to establish his legacy (his Prime Prep Academy has been in the Dallas news the last few months) and to make money.
I still wonder if he has the scoop on TA and DJ though.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)4. I heard the rumors of Aikman...
but not the Moose (that is who you meant by DJ, correct?)
on edit: I just want to make it clear that I neither believe nor disbelieve the rumors. All I know is that it is sad that anyone has to pretend they are something they are not. I hope our society evolves in this area.
TexasTowelie
(111,321 posts)5. Yep, you guessed correctly.
I filed those rumors as tabloid trash though, particularly since they are both married.