Ex-Titans CB Wade Davis comes out

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There has always been gay sports figures, I hope a more prominent face comes out so we can end all this speculations.
 

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If a big name athlete came out....his career would be over real quick. It would case a distraction among the team and league. Im not bashing or anything but lets not be naive here.A gay SUPERSTAR athlete would be more known for his lifestyle then actual play.
 
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NEW YORK — A cornerback who spent four preseasons with three NFL teams and also played in NFL Europe has come out as gay, joining a small but growing number of former athletes who are publicly acknowledging they are gays or lesbians.

Wade Davis, who spent the 2000 and 2002 preseasons with the Tennessee Titans, said he didn’t tell his teammates he was gay because he feared the impact it would have in the locker room. Jevon Kearse and Samari Rolle were among his closest friends on the Titans, and he would later be invited to Rolle’s wedding.

“You just want to be one of the guys, and you don’t want to lose that sense of family,” Davis said in an interview with Outsports.com. “Your biggest fear is that you’ll lose that camaraderie and family.”

But Kearse said he doesn’t think Davis being openly gay would have changed anything.

“I know there have been a lot more than just Wade,” Kearse told Outsports. “It’s just becoming more acceptable, which is a good thing so they can come out and not feel secluded.”

While there has yet to be an openly gay player in any of the four major American professional leagues, several players have come out after retiring, including former NBA forward John Amaechi, NFL lineman Esera Tuaolo and major leaguer Billy Beane. Rick Welts, president and chief operating officer of the Golden State Warriors, is openly gay.

Davis’ football career ended in 2003, after he got hurt in training camp. He is now a staff member at the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York, which serves, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.

Ex-NFL player Wade Davis acknowledges he
 

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Remember when T-Mac said something like 25% of the NBA is gay :leon:
 

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pretty gay this is a story on espn. No one cares what you do on your personal time
 
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