Saw this post over on BO and thought I would share. He is projected by some to be an early -mid round draft choice (some thinking a low first round / high second). Will be interesting to see how this plays out in the draft.
Guess he's not the first, just the first to be open about it.....will the teams see it as a factor come the draft ? Who knows ? Undoubtedly some of the fans will carry on a bit I guess...
Honestly - as long as he plays the game as it's meant to be played, as long as he plays his heart out, who really cares? I caught it on sportscenter tonight and my opinion is as I said. Big whoop-de-doo if he's gay. Never stopped what's-his-name from the NRL when he came out. the guy who the NIB health cover adds.
Yeah I can't help but think he may end up dropping a few rounds and maybe even out of the draft. It appears most think he was going to fall in the draft anyway because he is too undersized to be a full-time starter on the DL as a 4-3 DE at 6'2" and 250lbs. Although to be honest that is pretty much the same size as Robert Mathis and he forged himself a great career.
If he does make it to a team and gets included in a few releases, I wonder what sort of impact he will have on this hobby? A recent similar (although completely different scenario I know!) I can think of is deaf Seahawks backup FB Derrick Coleman. After the Duracell add I thought I might be able to pick up one of his SAGE autos and they have jumped from a $2 card to $20+ auto. It would not surprise me at all if Sam autos could sell really well also.