NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Friday that the league will investigate an Atlanta Falcons assistant coach after he asked draft prospect Eli Apple if he "liked men" at the NFL Scouting Combine last week.
Nate Davis of USA Today passed along comments from McCarthy after Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said in a statement he was "really disappointed" in the coach who asked the question.
"This is disappointing and clearly inappropriate as the Falcons acknowledged," McCarthy said. "We will look into it."
The situation came to light during Apple's interview with Comcast SportsNet on Friday.