Michael Sam is the only openly gay pro football player in history, but that does not mean he is the only gay player in the league.
Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot did an “AMA” on Reddit Monday to promote his podcast, and he answered a wide range of questions. Some of the questions had to do with gay players, and Smoot had a pretty interesting response.
Here’s how the sequence went:
Q: Did you encounter any gay players?
A: yes. several.Q: At the professional level? Was it a don’t ask don’t tell kind of thing, or did everybody on the team generally know?