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Colorado State TE Trey McBride could be first NFL player with same-sex parents

Trey McBride, a tight end from Colorado State University, is poised to make history on Thursday. If he's drafted — and many think he will be — he'll be the first NFL player with same-sex parents.

McBride, along with his four siblings, were raised by parents Kate and Jen, who told "The Today Show" that they started their family in the 1990s — a time when same sex relationships and parenthood weren't as readily accepted as they are today.

“They actually considered me a single mom,” Kate said. “And I do remember telling my parents that I’m pregnant, and they said, ‘Why would you want to have a baby as a single woman?