NFL: Ryan O'Callaghan me out as gay, rells Robert Kraft's support

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In an article on for SBNatn, former Patrts offensive leman Ryan O’Callaghan me out as a gay athlete who strongly nsired suici once he retired om the NFL.

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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.

RYAN O'CALLAGHAN, FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRTS LEMAN, OUT AS GAY

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" O'Callaghan me out as gay 2017 after retirg om the league 2011. O’Callaghan says he grew up a nservative town and realized he was gay as a teenager.

“No one is gog to assume the big football player is gay, ” said O’Callaghan, who was listed as 6ft 7 and 330lbs durg his NFL reer. “It helped wh the pa of the juri, and wh the pa of beg gay. I jt didn’t worry about beg gay when I took the Vid.

THE PATRTS OFFENSIVE LEMEN SAY THEY’D SUPPORT A GAY TEAMMATE

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Unrneath this seemgly idyllic scene is the tth that O’Callaghan is a tormented gay man dog everythg his power to rema the closet. ”) surround by his father and a group of uncl who had two basic methods of socializg: barbecu and homophobic jok. Growg up to a nstant soundtrack of homophobia imprted the msage that “Beg gay is ath” on O’Callaghan om an early age.

O’Callaghan also mak the nsc cisn not to name a sgle dramatic “gay awakeng” moment his young life, stead makg clear that at a certa pot, he jt knew that beg gay was a part of who he was. MINNEAPOLIS — When Ryan O’Callaghan played offensive leman for the New England Patrts 2006 and 2007, he was eply closeted and a om g out publicly 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. Yet Croston was clear that he would embrace an openly gay teammate. Only one of the players I spoke wh, Ted Karras, had a teammate high school or llege he later found out was gay.

FORMER CHIEFS AND PATRTS LEMAN RYAN O'CALLAGHAN OUT AS GAY

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The views of all the lemen I spoke wh were pretty clear — for them, a gay teammate would be jt one of the guys. ”I’m sure along the way [I’ve had a gay teammate]. Former Chiefs and Patrts leman Ryan O'Callaghan out as gay Fance Watchlists My Portfol Markets Optns: Hight Open Intert Optns: Hight Implied Volatily News Vios Yahoo Fance Pl Screeners Personal Fance High-yield savgs acunt rat Crypto Indtri Contact Us S&P 500 Dow 30 Nasdaq Rsell 2000 C Oil Gold Silver EUR/USD 10-Yr Bond GBP/USD USD/JPY B USD CMC Crypto 200 FTSE 100 Nikkei 225 Former Chiefs and Patrts leman Ryan O'Callaghan out as gayRyan O'Callaghan(Al Mserschmidt/Getty Imag) Former NFL offensive tackle Ryan O'Callaghan me out as gay an terview wh Outsports published on the terview, O'Callaghan scrib his stggl wh g out, how he ed football as a way to hi his inty, and his plans to m suici once his football reer was over.

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"No one is gog to assume the big football player is gay, " he said. "It helped wh the pa of the juri, and wh the pa of beg gay. I jt didn't worry about beg gay when I took the Vid.

While he hasn't advertised the fact that he is gay, he has not lied about or hidn . "Beg gay wasn't jt a small tail my life, nsumed .

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"As long as there are people killg themselv bee they are gay, there is a reason for people like me to share my story and try to help.

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