I thought sport cures mental illnesses.

Nah i think he's referring to all the stuff he's gone through since coming out. It definitely hasn't all been positive and may have gotten to him

This whole thing was a disaster from the start, from his opportunist white boyfriend to the fact that he wasnt actually good at football (only got drafted bc of the gay hype).

Lol he was actually good in college, his coming out was da distraction.

What a shame honestly. I wish him da best and hopefully he can get his **** together and make sumthin out of his life as football won't be it.

Good. He was awful. I have no doubt that a gay player would be accepted by fans.....they just have to be good

What is he gonna do for coin?

The moment he came out was the moment he stopped becoming an athlete and immediately became just a celebrity. Not saying that's how it is for everyone who comes out in the middle of their career, but it's what happened with him.

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I feel kinda sad for him

Anyone laughing at this is cruel. Hope he gets the support and help he needs.

Reported.

Well, I'm here for him if he decides to become an underwear model or something like that

Anyone laughing at this kid's misfortune is **** imo. He poured his heart and soul into this. You could tell he really wanted it, but the cards were stacked against him from the very beginning. I'm sure all the pressure from the media labeling him "football's first out player" didn't help his mental health either. It's extremely sad to watch someone's downfall from start to finish like that.

I hope he can pick himself up and either get back to the game, or find something else he's passionate about because he seems like such a sweet guy. It's a shame so many people hate him for not living up to their standards... The sad fact is that any player who comes out as gay will have to be perfect in almost every way in order to be accepted by the masses.

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So true, A gay person will probably only be accepted if they play so exceptionally that them being gay can't be thought of as a hindrance to their ability to play like a "normal player".

Also there's definitely more to what happened with Michael behind the scene. I remember reading that the Dallas Cowboys only signed him to get good PR. In the end they dropped him.

He let the media pimp him out and turn him into a spectacle. He was more concerned with being a gay football player, instead of a football player. Then those comments he made regarding other gay players didn't help.

And that's exactly why so many gay men in the spotlight are discreet with their sexuality, because they don't want to become pariahs like him.

Agreed.

Homeboy was an average/bad player. He turned himself as a gay flag, and when he wasn't pick for a new season he quit... Boy you needed to work, being a gay footballer was about to help you just for one year.