Troy Vincent says he played with 6 gay players

[ThomasTomasz]

Former NFL defensive back Troy Vincent has been in his new job for a grand total of one week. Now the Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Vincent spoke with the media Wednesday on a range of topics, including the recent announcement by Michael Sam, the first openly gay player attempting to make an NFL roster.

But Vincent said that he had openly gay teammates during his career and that their sexual orientation was never an issue.

“I'm not going to share their names, but in my 15 years, there were six individuals who were at least openly gay in the locker room,” Vincent said, via the Palm Beach Post. “No problem. From my days in Miami until I ended in Washington, they were just my teammates. Just like my family members. … We ate together, we flew together, they're roommates in hotel rooms. It was what it was.”

This echoes what Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said last months when asked if it would be a problem to have a gay player in the locker room.

"No, we don't have a problem," Matthews said during a radio interview with Boomer & Carton. "And I don't think we would because the unique thing about the NFL locker room is that every player can attest to that we don't see race, religion or sexual orientation. We see simply 'Can you help us win ball games? Can you help us produce on the football field?'

"And I think that's what makes it so unique and so much different than PC America. That's why you can have a multitude of players who are black, white, Polynesian, gay -- whatever it may be in this case -- and come together and play for a common goal."

And, ultimately, that's the point: it's about on-field production, not sexual preference.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...cent-says-he-played-with-6-openly-gay-players

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Skins/Giants/Cowboy fans can rest easy that calling the Eagles a bunch of queers wasnt that far off the mark.

 

[NAHSTE]

Seems like an awfully specific number. How does he know this?

 

[ram29jackson]

6 gays in 15 years...oh that's so ground breaking and proves gays are all over the place in large numbers....no it doesnt

 

[Maynard]

6 gays in 15 years...oh that's so ground breaking and proves gays are all over the place in large numbers....no it doesnt

have you ever played with gays?

 

[Youk]

have you ever played with gays?

We had a couple on our football team that came out later on. We had no idea, and there was nothing that made it obvious.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

6 gays in 15 years...oh that's so ground breaking and proves gays are all over the place in large numbers....no it doesnt

You are somewhat correct, but Vincent's statement also proves that 52 other players each year were fine with a gay teammate.

 

[ram29jackson]

You are somewhat correct, but Vincent's statement also proves that 52 other players each year were fine with a gay teammate.

it doesn't prove that either. Tolerating something and being fine with it are 2 totally different things.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

it doesn't prove that either. Tolerating something and being fine with it are 2 totally different things.

They obviously didn't feel the need to out their teammate, so they were fine with the guy being in their locker room :yep:

 

[ram29jackson]

They obviously didn't feel the need to out their teammate, so they were fine with the guy being in their locker room :yep:

LOL no, that's not what it means at all. I can be quiet about something and still totally disagree with it without making a scene.

 

[Villain]

6 gays in 15 years...oh that's so ground breaking and proves gays are all over the place in large numbers....no it doesnt

Is someone trying to prove that gays are all over the place in large numbers?

 

[Youk]

Is someone trying to prove that gays are all over the place in large numbers?

They're taking over. We are doomed.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

LOL no, that's not what it means at all. I can be quiet about something and still totally disagree with it without making a scene.

So six gay players throughout Vincent's career made it without anyone outing them. Many of Vincent's teammates went on to other teams, and likely the six gay ones played on others.

You mean to tell me that all of those players, likely numbering more than a few hundred, were not OK with that and just kept quiet? You figure someone would have let something slip to the media and it catch on.

 

[ram29jackson]

So six gay players throughout Vincent's career made it without anyone outing them. Many of Vincent's teammates went on to other teams, and likely the six gay ones played on others.

You mean to tell me that all of those players, likely numbering more than a few hundred, were not OK with that and just kept quiet? You figure someone would have let something slip to the media and it catch on.

LOL the fact is the majority of the population thinks and knows and agrees that the "gayness" is wrong. The fact is most have tact and understand bitching about it will cause unwanted attention and backlash. Ive had gay bosses and workmates at jobs and no one ever openly disagrees with it on any level but behind closed doors everyone agrees they want nothing to do with it.

again,.. tolerance and acceptance are two different things entirely and the majority do not accept the "gayness"

 

[NAHSTE]

LOL the fact is the majority of the population thinks and knows and agrees that the "gayness" is wrong. The fact is most have tact and understand bitching about it will cause unwanted attention and backlash. Ive had gay bosses and workmates at jobs and no one ever openly disagrees with it on any level but behind closed doors everyone agrees they want nothing to do with it.

again,.. tolerance and acceptance are two different things entirely and the majority do not accept the "gayness"