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• NFL'S KIRK COS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'
• KIRK COS ON THE GAY TEAMMATE QUTN
• KIRK COS OF WASHGTON REDSKS SAYS HE'D 'WELE' GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'
• KIRK COS WOULD SUPPORT A GAY TEAMMATE
• NFL'S KIRK COS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT' THE WASHGTON REDSKS QUARTERBACK WOULD WELE A GAY TEAMMATE BUT HOPE TO LEAD HIM TO J BY JIM BUZSKI ON MARCH 2. 2014 11.14 PM BH
• CHRISTIAN REDSKS PLAYER KIRK COS WOULD 'WELE' GAY PLAYER AS 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'
• KIRK COS SHAR THOUGHTS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE
• KIRK COS ON GAY ATHLET: ‘NOBODY’S PERFECT’
• KIRK COS ON POTENTIAL GAY TEAMMAT
• GAY, BLACK TRACK ATHLETE HAD CHARACTER AND ROLVE TTED AT UNIVERSY OF WASHGTON

NFL'S KIRK COS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'

Kirk Cos, backup quarterback for the Washgton Redsks, said he would wele an openly gay teammate and try and lead him to J, sayg, "nobody's perfect. Now, there are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss, too. People like Cos seem well-meang and he would like to thk he's only full of love, but his assumptn that homosexualy equals imperfectn and s is sultg, as is his sire to proselytize.

KIRK COS ON THE GAY TEAMMATE QUTN

Followg the news this week that Jason Colls had e out as the NBA's first openly gay player, the issue of homosexualy sports has reached a crcendo. To that end, NFL players are beg asked for their thoughts on the was the se wh Washgton Redsks quarterback Kirk Cos a recent terview he did wh Cos' opn is tertg to me bee Cos is an extremely relig person who don't hi his stnch belief Christiany, and as many of you know, people like that are often unfortable wh the ia of homosexualy.

Some thought he was parg a gay person to a prostute posssed by mons, or suggtg he would somehow help "fix" a gay teammate by "showg him J" and workg to turn him heterosexual.

Tst me on this: If you go talk to Cos, whether you're a teammate, a ach, a reporter, black, whe, gay or straight, you're gog to hear about J. He jt thks that's the bt way for him to help people, and he thks that everybody uld e help gettg through their liv, himself, wherever you e down on the issu of homosexualy or relign, what Cos says here is rehg and worth payg attentn to.

KIRK COS OF WASHGTON REDSKS SAYS HE'D 'WELE' GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'

Washgton Redsks quarterback Kirk Cos says he'd wele an openly gay teammate, but a number of media outlets are qutng the scery of his remarks.

"Now, there are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss, too. "Cos' ments me jt weeks after former Missouri fensive leman Michael Sam me out as gay terviews wh The New York Tim and ESPN.

KIRK COS WOULD SUPPORT A GAY TEAMMATE

The NFL hopeful uld bee the first active openly gay player the league's history if he is drafted. "But his assumptn that homosexualy equals imperfectn and s is sultg, as is his sire to proselytize.

"Lat week, CBS ced an anonymo player who said that he uld thk of a handful of Redsks players who might have a difficult time wh an openly gay teammate. He's basilly sayg "I disagree the moraly wh beg gay but I'll still rpect and love him. 'Nobody's perfect': Christian Redsks player says he'd 'wele' a gay player to the team...

But mak homophobic slipCos: There are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss tooHe ma his remarks durg an high school appearanceThe athlete’s ments e jt weeks after All-Amerin Michael Sam told the media he is gaySam, a fensive leman, is poised to be the first openly-gay NFL player Updated: 12:55 BST, 6 March 2014 A voutly Christian player for the NFL has ma his views known on allowg gays to play Amerin Football, jt weeks before the League is about to troduce s first openly gay Cos, quarterback for the Washgton Redsks ma some unfortunate ments when asked about the appotment of gay footballer Michael Sam, who will likely be drafted May. “There are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss, too. Conflictg views: Washgton backup quarterback Kirk Cos said Friday that he'd wele a gay teammate to the locker room but then said 'nobody's perfect' What do he really thk?

NFL'S KIRK COS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE: 'NOBODY'S PERFECT' THE WASHGTON REDSKS QUARTERBACK WOULD WELE A GAY TEAMMATE BUT HOPE TO LEAD HIM TO J BY JIM BUZSKI ON MARCH 2. 2014 11.14 PM BH

Washgton Redsks quarterback Kirk Cos says he'd wele an openly gay teammate, but some are qutng the scery of his remarks He went on: 'To that gree, we'd wele them to our locker room and say e help w, and hopefully I n love him like J and hopefully show him what means to follow J. 'Cos was also asked about havg a gay teammate a May 2013 terview wh MLive, shortly after NBA player Jason Colls had e out. Cos' ments me jt weeks after former Missouri fensive leman Michael Sam me out as gay terviews wh The New York Tim and ESPN.

Although there may well be plenty of homophobic ments the locker room, appears many players have not yet learned to keep their thoughts to publicly me out followg the llege football season. Change: The Natnal Football League said plans to crease efforts to promote tolerance of sexual orientatn si locker rooms wake of Missouri fensive leman Michael Sam¿s announcement that he is gay. Sam is expected to bee the first openly gay player the league¿s 94-year history this season.

CHRISTIAN REDSKS PLAYER KIRK COS WOULD 'WELE' GAY PLAYER AS 'NOBODY'S PERFECT'

Although his Missouri teammat knew of his sexualy durg the fall, a public bate has been ragg ncerng gay athlet locker rooms, particularly the 's not jt Cos who has aired such views, earlier this week, was reported an anonymo Redsks player said, 'I thk some guys would kd of shy away om him a ltle b' if they had a gay teammate, 'but for the most part, he’d be accepted.

'But his assumptn that homosexualy equalsimperfectn and s is sultg, as is his sire to proselytize. 'Now, there are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss, too. Discsns of sexual orientatn are not unheard of NFL locker rooms and is an accepted fact among players that there are already gay men the league, acrdg to a player said he prevly played alongsi a gay teammate high school and that was a non-issue.

KIRK COS SHAR THOUGHTS ON HAVG A GAY TEAMMATE

' Kirk Cos: Last week, CBS ced an anonymo player who said that he uld thk of a handful of Redsks players who might have a difficult time wh an openly gay teammate. The majory of Washgton Redsks players say they would have no problem wh a gay teammate. Quarterback Kirk Cos says the team would wele a gay player to s locker room and that he would “love him like J.

KIRK COS ON GAY ATHLET: ‘NOBODY’S PERFECT’

”“There are a lot of teammat my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual liftyle, but they have ss too, " Cos, an outspoken Christian, says.

KIRK COS ON POTENTIAL GAY TEAMMAT

”In an terview wh MLive last year after NBA player Jason Colls me out as a homosexual, Cos lled a “very, very sensive issue, and somethg I haven’t given a whole lot of thought to.

GAY, BLACK TRACK ATHLETE HAD CHARACTER AND ROLVE TTED AT UNIVERSY OF WASHGTON

”In light of Missouri fensive leman Michael Sam’s announcement that he is gay, the NFL plans to crease efforts to promote tolerance of sexual orientatn si locker rooms.