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Originally Posted by flamesfan6

some quotes that some execs in nfl said from here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/col...ock/?eref=sihp





His place in the draft, and his play going forward will always be tied to this now.

It sounds like there were rumors he was gay going around and reaching NFL teams anyways. By coming out he forces the NFL to deal with it rather than having them explain his dropping in his draft for other reasons.