The former New England Patrts and Kansas Cy Chiefs offensive leman Ryan O’Callaghan has e as gay
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- EX-PATRTS LEMAN RYAN O'CALLAGHAN, WHO ME OUT AS GAY, RELLS ROBERT KRAFT'S SUPPORT
- RYAN O'CALLAGHAN, FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRTS LEMAN, OUT AS GAY
- THE PATRTS OFFENSIVE LEMEN SAY THEY’D SUPPORT A GAY TEAMMATE
- FORMER CHIEFS AND PATRTS LEMAN RYAN O'CALLAGHAN OUT AS GAY
- EX-NFL LEMAN COM OUT AS GAY, 'USED FOOTBALL AS A BEARD'
- FORMER NFL LEMAN COM OUT AS GAY
EX-PATRTS LEMAN RYAN O'CALLAGHAN, WHO ME OUT AS GAY, RELLS ROBERT KRAFT'S SUPPORT
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Former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan said New England Patrts owner Robert Kraft supported him when he publicly me out as gay two years ago and told him he will be "forever a Patrt. For (Kraft), who opens up to me about a gay iend, I am the most important person the world those few moments. " O'Callaghan me out as gay 2017 after retirg om the league 2011.
RYAN O'CALLAGHAN, FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRTS LEMAN, OUT AS GAY
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O’Callaghan says he grew up a nservative town and realized he was gay as a teenager.
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THE PATRTS OFFENSIVE LEMEN SAY THEY’D SUPPORT A GAY TEAMMATE
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FORMER CHIEFS AND PATRTS LEMAN RYAN O'CALLAGHAN OUT AS GAY
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FORMER NFL LEMAN COM OUT AS GAY
While society has ma great stris LGBT acceptance the time sce O’Callaghan played for the Patrts — cludg legalizg same-sex marriage — the NFL and major men’s pro sports rema a sert, bereft of out gay or bisexual athlet. When I asked rookie guard Cole Croston whether he had gay iends or acquatanc growg up, he said “ really wasn’t a part of my life as a kid.
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