The issue of current and former gay football players has been in the news this week.
- Former NFL player Wade Davis, who advised the NFL on Michael Sam, told People Magazine that young people who came out taught him to be fearless about the subject.
- The Associated Press reported that Sam's admission of being gay and his acceptance in the league will likely increase the league's fan base among gays, talking to Human Rights Campaign spokesman Paul Guequierre.
- However, former Washington Redskins linebacker LaVarr Arrington told 106.7 The Fan in Washington that he was critical of Sam's decision to be part of a reality series even though those plans were scrapped.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
