If you look at WHY people are sayg Aaron Rodgers is gay, you will fd somethg que tertg.
Contents:
- TOP 10 ATHLET WHO ARE RUMORED TO BE GAY
- SPORTS STARS WHO BATTLED GAY RUMORS
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
- OLIVIA MUNN SPARKS MORE AARON RODGERS GAY MORS
- WAS MR. ROGERS GAY?
- AARON RODGERS POSSIBLY BEG GAY ISN’T A JOKE
- ROBBIE ROGERS, GAY SOCCER PLAYER, SIGNS WH GALAXY
- ROBBIE ROGERS: THE AFTERMATH OF A GAY FOOTBALLER G OUT
- ROBBIE ROGERS: GAY SLURS ‘SRRED ME’
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- ROBBIE ROGERS BUTS FOR LA GALAXY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE U.S. PROFSNAL TEAM SPORTS
- ROBBIE ROGERS, GAY LOS ANGEL GALAXY SOCCER PLAYER ON 'CBS THIS MORNG,' TALKS COMG OUT (VIDEO)
- ROBBIE ROGERS JT RETIRED. THERE ARE NOW NO OPENLY GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM IN THE U.S.ROGERS, 30, SAYS HE LEAV THE GAME "FULL OF PRI OF WHAT I HAVE ACPLISHED AS A PERSON AND A PLAYER."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 7, 2017/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAGCARSON, CA - OCTOBER 23: ROBBIE ROGERS #14 OF THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY TRAS DURG WARM-UP PRR TO THE MLS MATCH BETWEEN FC DALLAS AND THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY AT STUBHUB CENTER ON OCTOBER 23, 2016 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. FC DALLAS AND THE GALAXY PLAYED TO A 0-0 DRAW. FC DALLAS WON THE MLS SUPPORTER'S SHIELD. (PHOTO BY VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 7, 2017 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ROBBIE ROGERS JT RETIRED. THERE ARE NOW NO OPENLY GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM IN THE U.S.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-11-07T19:35:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-11-07T19:35:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROBBIE ROGERS, THE L.A. GALAXY'S OPENLY GAY WGER, HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS RETIRG OM PROFSNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT IS WH MIXED EMOTNS THAT I ANNOUNCE MY RETIREMENT OM THE GAME OF SOCCER,” THE 30-YEAR-OLD SAID A STATEMENT. “IT IS THROUGH THIS GAME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF MY GREATT ACHIEVEMENTS BOTH PROFSNALLY AND PERSONALLY AND I AM FOREVER BTED TO THE NUMERO DIVIDUALS—ACH, TEAMMAT, STAFF AND FANS—THAT HAVE HELPED ME DURG THIS JOURNEY."VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAGCARSON, CA - OCTOBER 23: ROBBIE ROGERS #14 OF THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY LOOKS ON DURG THE SGG OF THE NATNAL ANTHEM PRR TO THE MLS MATCH BETWEEN FC DALLAS AND THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY AT STUBHUB CENTER ON OCTOBER 23, 2016 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. FC DALLAS AND THE GALAXY PLAYED TO A 0-0 DRAW. FC DALLAS WON THE MLS SUPPORTER'S SHIELD. (PHOTO BY VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ALSO THANKED BCE ARENA FOR ENURAGG HIM TO RETURN TO THE SPORT AFTER G OUT, AND HIS GALAXY TEAMMAT FOR EMBRACG HIM WH OPEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FALLY, I’D LIKE TO THANK THE FANS FOR THEIR NTUED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY REER. I’LL NEVER FET THE FEELG OF RETURNG TO THE FIELD MY FIRST GAME BACK. THAT FEELG OF ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT PHED ME AS AN ATHLETE AND AS A PERSON. HAVG THE OPPORTUNY TO W AN MLS CUP MY HOMETOWN, WH MY HOMETOWN CLUB AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN WILL BE SOMETHG I WILL RRY WH ME FOR THE RT OF MY LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROGERS, WHO IS ENGAGED TO HOLLYWOOD SUPER-PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI, SAID HE LEAV THE GAME "FULL OF PRI OF WHAT I HAVE ACPLISHED AS A PERSON AND A PLAYER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE BEGAN HIS REER HOLLAND 2006 WH SC HEERENVEEN. AFTER A STT THE UK HE ME STATI 2013 TO PLAY WH THE GALAXY, WHERE HE MA 78 MLS REGULAR SEASON APPEARANC AND 11 POSTSEASON APPEARANC, CLUDG STARTG THE 2014 MLS CUP FAL. HE ALSO PETED AT THE 2007 WORLD CUP, HELPG THE U.S. REACH THE QUARTERFALS, AND JOED TEAM USA AT THE BEIJG OLYMPICS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ROBBIE ROGERS HAS BEEN AN TEGRAL PART OF OUR CLUB AND OUR MUNY SCE HE JOED THE LA GALAXY 2013,” SAID L.A. GALAXY PRINT CHRIS KLE. “DURG HIS TIME LOS ANGEL, ROBBIE HAS BEEN AN ELE ATHLETE AND A GOOD TEAMMATE." KLE CREDED ROGERS WILL HELPG THE TEAM W THE 2014 CHAMPNSHIP "WHILE BREAKG BARRIERS AND BEG A FORCE FOR POSIVE CHANGE OUR SPORT AND OUR MUNY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EXACTLY WHAT HE'LL DO NEXT IS STILL UP THE AIR, BUT ROGERS HAS GOTTEN HIS FEET WET A FEW DIFFERENT ARENAS: HE FOUND THE FASHN LABEL HAMPTON + BAKER AND RECENTLY APPEARED A CLOTHG AD FOR TARGET. HE ALSO APPEARED ON AN EPISO OF THE REAL O'NEALS AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE TIME OF HIS GALAXY BUT, ROGERS WAS THE ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE ON A PRO SPORTS TEAM. AFTER MICHAEL SAM AND JASON COLLS ME AND WENT, HE BEME SO AGA. WH ROGERS LEAVG THE PCH THERE ARE NO OUT GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM THE UNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- ROBBIE ROGERS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYER
TOP 10 ATHLET WHO ARE RUMORED TO BE GAY
Let’s be clear right om the start. None of the athlet are nfirmed to be gay or anythg like that. The purpose of this list is to go a b more pth about some of the mors that are surro * rogers gay sports *
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual. Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021.
SPORTS STARS WHO BATTLED GAY RUMORS
Jacksonville Jaguars ach Kev Maxen, who joed the team last year, me out publicly as gay an terview wh Outsports published on Thursday, beg the first ach a U.S. men’s profsnal league to do so" emprop="scriptn * rogers gay sports *
Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league. None of the athlet are nfirmed to be gay or anythg like that. The purpose of this list is to go a b more pth about some of the mors that are surroundg the players, not to nvce the rear that the athlet are gay.
In fact, as society is now much more open to people no matter their orientatn, we have seen a ton more athlet, both active and retired, e out and adm that they are homosexuals, and 's absolutely a great thg. This list will look at some of the most high profile exampl of pro athlet who have had mors about beg gay surroundg them, but aga, none of those are nfirmed and even if they were nfirmed, they would be somethg to celebrate. In 2011, mors began swirlg that Selby was gay, or at least bi-cur.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
Was Mr. Rogers gay? Wh the 'Won't You Be My Neighbor' documentary g to HBO, Fred Rogers' life has been thst back to the spotlight. The film touch on all aspects of Rogers' life, cludg the mors that he was gay. * rogers gay sports *
Curry however, is also known by some bee of the allegatns that he is gay. His ex-wife has acced him of beg gay and that Dunn’s lover om llege actually lived wh them for the first few years of their marriage.
The mors about him potentially beg gay have been gog on sce the early 2000s. This mor was that a member of the New York Mets was gay and people were speculatg that was Piazza. Qutns about Aikman's sexual orientatn have been around for s and the mor was started by Skip Bayls, when, his book, he stated that Troy Aikman might be gay.
OLIVIA MUNN SPARKS MORE AARON RODGERS GAY MORS
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The stars were all mored to be gay... NFL hopeful Michael Sam me out as gay to his Universy of Missouri teammat 2013, then to ESPN as an "openly proud gay man" jt before the NFL draft 2014, makg him the first openly gay man to be drafted by an NFL team. "I am not the only gay person the NFL, " he said 2015.
In April 2013, 7-foot NBA center Jason Colls me out of the closet, makg him the first openly gay profsnal athlete to pete the four major sports leagu. A ee agent at the time, Colls wrote Sports Illtrated, "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playg a major Amerin team sport... I go agast the gay stereotype, which is why I thk a lot of players will be shocked: 'That guy is gay?
In November 2014, Colls announced his retirement, wrg Sports Illtrated, "It feels wonrful to have been part of the ton for sports and for gay rights, and to have been embraced by the public, the ach, the players, the league and history.
WAS MR. ROGERS GAY?
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A lot of people thk so, bee the Green Bay Packers quarterback has been dogged by gay mors for years. There has been speculatn for years here Wisns that Aaron is gay. Rodgers nied the mors 2013, tellg ESPN, "I'm not gay.
AARON RODGERS POSSIBLY BEG GAY ISN’T A JOKE
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An off-duty Dallas police officer who traveled wh the Cowboys and worked secury at their hotels first told me that 'the word on the street' was that Troy Aikman was gay.
"No one is gog to assume the big football player is gay. In llege football was a great ver for beg gay. "Beg gay wasn't jt a small tail my life, nsumed , " he said.
ROBBIE ROGERS, GAY SOCCER PLAYER, SIGNS WH GALAXY
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I don't believe [Dunn is gay or bisexual]. In 2011, then-NBA rookie Josh Selby fell victim to gay mors that were entirely fabrited.
Piazza nied the mor a prs nference, tellg reporters, "I'm not gay. If I was gay, I'd be gay all the way. I am not gay.
Dpe fatherg children wh at least two different women, NFL player Braylon Edwards was mored to be gay after fellow player Will Demps said an terview that Edwards had asked him about molg and actg opportuni. When asked if he was gay, Te'o told Katie Couric, "No, far om .
ROBBIE ROGERS: THE AFTERMATH OF A GAY FOOTBALLER G OUT
Olympic sprter Carl Lewis was emed the greatt athlete of all time at his peak the 1980s, but that me crashg down when gay mors began to swirl around him.
Though married to a man at the time, tennis legend Billie Jean Kg was plagued wh gay mors for years before g out as a lbian.
I've got a homophobic fay, a tour that will die if I e out, the world is homophobic and, yeah, I was homophobic. If you speak wh gays, bisexuals, lbians and transgenrs, you will fd a lot of homophobia bee of the way we all grew up. The NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars strength ach, Kev Maxen, has e out as gay — makg him the first male ach a U.
ROBBIE ROGERS: GAY SLURS ‘SRRED ME’
While Maxen is believed to be the first male ach to have e out publicly as gay, there have been a few female ach U. When to players, there have only been 16 the history of the NFL to e out as gay or bisexual as of September 2022, per Outsports.
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Aaron Rodgers personal life has always been heavily sctized, and mors have persisted for years that he’s gay, g the women that e and out his life as beards. She didn’t put all together until she got evince about him later beg gay. In Aaron’s fense, he’s addrsed the gay mors, listen below:.
ROBBIE ROGERS BUTS FOR LA GALAXY, BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE U.S. PROFSNAL TEAM SPORTS
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Rogers gay?
ROBBIE ROGERS, GAY LOS ANGEL GALAXY SOCCER PLAYER ON 'CBS THIS MORNG,' TALKS COMG OUT (VIDEO)
"It was somethg people asked me a lot when they found out I was workg on the film: [whisperg] 'Was he gay?
He wasn't as welg of gay rights as he was of racial tolerance. However, he did not get the same sense of welg when Rogers found out that Clemmons had been to a gay bar.
ROBBIE ROGERS JT RETIRED. THERE ARE NOW NO OPENLY GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM IN THE U.S.ROGERS, 30, SAYS HE LEAV THE GAME "FULL OF PRI OF WHAT I HAVE ACPLISHED AS A PERSON AND A PLAYER."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 7, 2017/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAGCARSON, CA - OCTOBER 23: ROBBIE ROGERS #14 OF THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY TRAS DURG WARM-UP PRR TO THE MLS MATCH BETWEEN FC DALLAS AND THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY AT STUBHUB CENTER ON OCTOBER 23, 2016 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. FC DALLAS AND THE GALAXY PLAYED TO A 0-0 DRAW. FC DALLAS WON THE MLS SUPPORTER'S SHIELD. (PHOTO BY VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 7, 2017 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ROBBIE ROGERS JT RETIRED. THERE ARE NOW NO OPENLY GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM IN THE U.S.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-11-07T19:35:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-11-07T19:35:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROBBIE ROGERS, THE L.A. GALAXY'S OPENLY GAY WGER, HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS RETIRG OM PROFSNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT IS WH MIXED EMOTNS THAT I ANNOUNCE MY RETIREMENT OM THE GAME OF SOCCER,” THE 30-YEAR-OLD SAID A STATEMENT. “IT IS THROUGH THIS GAME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF MY GREATT ACHIEVEMENTS BOTH PROFSNALLY AND PERSONALLY AND I AM FOREVER BTED TO THE NUMERO DIVIDUALS—ACH, TEAMMAT, STAFF AND FANS—THAT HAVE HELPED ME DURG THIS JOURNEY."VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAGCARSON, CA - OCTOBER 23: ROBBIE ROGERS #14 OF THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY LOOKS ON DURG THE SGG OF THE NATNAL ANTHEM PRR TO THE MLS MATCH BETWEEN FC DALLAS AND THE LOS ANGEL GALAXY AT STUBHUB CENTER ON OCTOBER 23, 2016 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. FC DALLAS AND THE GALAXY PLAYED TO A 0-0 DRAW. FC DALLAS WON THE MLS SUPPORTER'S SHIELD. (PHOTO BY VICTOR DELONGON/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ALSO THANKED BCE ARENA FOR ENURAGG HIM TO RETURN TO THE SPORT AFTER G OUT, AND HIS GALAXY TEAMMAT FOR EMBRACG HIM WH OPEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FALLY, I’D LIKE TO THANK THE FANS FOR THEIR NTUED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY REER. I’LL NEVER FET THE FEELG OF RETURNG TO THE FIELD MY FIRST GAME BACK. THAT FEELG OF ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT PHED ME AS AN ATHLETE AND AS A PERSON. HAVG THE OPPORTUNY TO W AN MLS CUP MY HOMETOWN, WH MY HOMETOWN CLUB AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN WILL BE SOMETHG I WILL RRY WH ME FOR THE RT OF MY LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROGERS, WHO IS ENGAGED TO HOLLYWOOD SUPER-PRODUCER GREG BERLANTI, SAID HE LEAV THE GAME "FULL OF PRI OF WHAT I HAVE ACPLISHED AS A PERSON AND A PLAYER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE BEGAN HIS REER HOLLAND 2006 WH SC HEERENVEEN. AFTER A STT THE UK HE ME STATI 2013 TO PLAY WH THE GALAXY, WHERE HE MA 78 MLS REGULAR SEASON APPEARANC AND 11 POSTSEASON APPEARANC, CLUDG STARTG THE 2014 MLS CUP FAL. HE ALSO PETED AT THE 2007 WORLD CUP, HELPG THE U.S. REACH THE QUARTERFALS, AND JOED TEAM USA AT THE BEIJG OLYMPICS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ROBBIE ROGERS HAS BEEN AN TEGRAL PART OF OUR CLUB AND OUR MUNY SCE HE JOED THE LA GALAXY 2013,” SAID L.A. GALAXY PRINT CHRIS KLE. “DURG HIS TIME LOS ANGEL, ROBBIE HAS BEEN AN ELE ATHLETE AND A GOOD TEAMMATE." KLE CREDED ROGERS WILL HELPG THE TEAM W THE 2014 CHAMPNSHIP "WHILE BREAKG BARRIERS AND BEG A FORCE FOR POSIVE CHANGE OUR SPORT AND OUR MUNY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EXACTLY WHAT HE'LL DO NEXT IS STILL UP THE AIR, BUT ROGERS HAS GOTTEN HIS FEET WET A FEW DIFFERENT ARENAS: HE FOUND THE FASHN LABEL HAMPTON + BAKER AND RECENTLY APPEARED A CLOTHG AD FOR TARGET. HE ALSO APPEARED ON AN EPISO OF THE REAL O'NEALS AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE TIME OF HIS GALAXY BUT, ROGERS WAS THE ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE ON A PRO SPORTS TEAM. AFTER MICHAEL SAM AND JASON COLLS ME AND WENT, HE BEME SO AGA. WH ROGERS LEAVG THE PCH THERE ARE NO OUT GAY MEN ON A PROFSNAL SPORTS TEAM THE UNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
"And for the rerd, Clemmons did not believe that Rogers was gay. He was asked once durg an terview if he was gay.
ROBBIE ROGERS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYER
Tom Synr, famo for hostg a late night show back the 1970s and 1980s asked Rogers pot-blank durg an on-mera terview if he was gay.
Of that moment, Clemmons said why he believed so many people thought Rogers was gay. "RELATED: Is Cory Booker Gay?