The NFL Passed On Its Chance to Draft an Openly Gay Player
As the clock wound down during the final rounds of the NFL draft on Saturday, only two kickers were chosen and 23-year-old openly gay former Middle Tennessee State placekicker Alan Gendreau was not one of them.
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Gendreau caused a bit of a media storm heading into the draft thanks to a lengthy profile from Cyd Zeigler over at OutSports. His story got picked up by a number of outlets and he did the rounds on some of the morning television shows. ABC's Good Morning America did a nice profile on the kid:
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