In his column announcing his retirement, Collins bemoaned the lack of openly gay players in any of the other major American sports leagues.Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to enter the NFL draft last year, hasstruggled to make an NFL roster. Even though they may not be visible, Co...
Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete in the four major sports, announced his retirement from the NBA in Sports Illustrated.
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BROOKLYN (CBS SF) – Jason Collins, the first openly gay man in one of the four major professional sports, has decided to retire from the National Basketball Association. He made the announcement in an article he penned forSports Illustrated, 18 months afterhe...
When he walked onto the court, Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the United States' four major professional leagues. He understood the significance attached to his appearance in an NBA game, but he had a job to do. ...
When asked how an openly gay football player would be treated in the NFL today, former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said, "There would be some apprehension from some players, but it would go away quickly." A veteran player, speaking on the condition of anonymity, was mor...
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'I am happy to start the conversation': Examining sport media framing of Jason Collins' coming out and playing in the NBA A textual analysis examined US media framing of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jason Collins' coming out as the first 'active' gay athlete in... EM Kian,...
openly gay player to be on an NFL roster, but other players have paved the way. Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL in 2014, butwas cutby the St. Louis Rams before he ever played a regular-season game. Multiple players have also come out after re...
There's also the fear of losing lucrative commercial endorsements. Sponsors would never admit that they would drop an athlete who came out as gay, but few competitors would want to risk it. Much was made of the fact that former NBA player John Amaechi signed an endorsement deal with razor ...