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| − | Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says up to four NFL players may soon emerge as gay, according to a published report.
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| − | ''I think it will happen earlier than you think,'' Ayanbadejo told The Baltimore Sun. ''We're in talks having a handful of players who're considering it. You will find as much as four players being spoke with right now and they are trying to be organized to allow them to come out on the same day together. It would create a major splash and go ahead and take pressure off one guy. It might be a monumental day if a handful or a few guys emerge.
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| − | The treatment of gays and athletes is a hot topic. Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired now for pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players in November, and addressing players with homophobic slurs. Athletic Director Tim Pernetti resigned after criticism for just suspending and fining the coach following the video was brought to his attention.
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| − | Ayanbadejo, 36, was cut the Ravens the 2009 week. A powerful advocate of gay marriage, he initially suggested the roster move stemmed from his controversial stance.
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| − | He backed off that position within an interview with The Sun.
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| − | ''If they didn't like things i was doing, they would have cut us a years ago,'' Ayanbadejo said. ''I'm a special-teams player and you can find somebody to complete things i did for less than half that value.''
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| − | Ayanbadejo spoke openly about his belief in gay marriage dads and moms prior to the Super Bowl. That echoed a stance he took in November, before Maryland voted to pass legislation approving gay marriage.
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| − | ''It's something I've been enthusiastic about quite a long time,'' he said following the election. ''Even although it doesn't affect me directly, it affects a lot of my buddies. It affects my family. It affects Ravens fans. It affects Marylanders. I've worked very difficult onto it; I'm especially proud of the Marylanders who recently voted and made a positive change.''
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