some quotes that some execs in nfl said from here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/col...ock/?eref=sihp
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In blunt terms, they project a significant drop in Sam's draft stock, a publicity circus and an NFL locker room culture not prepared to deal with an openly gay player
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"I don't think football is ready for [an openly gay player] just yet," said an NFL player personnel assistant. "In the coming decade or two, it's going to be acceptable, but at this point in time it's still a man's-man game. To call somebody a [gay slur] is still so commonplace. It'd chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room."
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His place in the draft, and his play going forward will always be tied to this now.