Paula Deen Compares Herself To That Black Football Player
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Paula Deen is "fighting to get my name back" and in the process has compared herself to someone else grabbing headlines.
"I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out," she told People magazine, referring to NFL prospect Michael Sam.
Sam, 24, who just came out as gay, is trying to become the first active NFL player to have declared his homosexuality publicly.
Deen, 67, continued, "He [Sam] said, 'I just want to be known as a football player. I don't want to be known as a gay football player.' I know exactly what he's saying."
