Kevin Grayson, College Football Star And NFL Hopeful, Comes Out As Gay

As the tide of opinion shifts on openly gay professional athletes, a former college football star and National Football League (NFL) hopeful has just come out as gay. Former University of Richmond wide receiver Kevin Grayson came out as gay during an interview with CBS Virginia's WTVR this week. He told that station that he kept his sexuality a secret because he didn't want that sort of attention. “You don’t want to be the focus in that way,” Grayson, who previously was married to a woman, explained to WTVR. “Not to say that it’s a negative, but when you have people just asking questions about your sexuality and how teammates are taking it, it takes away from the importance of the preseason. If you are an athlete, you want to be an athlete. You want to be known for what you’ve done on the basketball court, football field, tennis court, whatever. You don’t want to be that person who it’s always ‘the gay athlete.’” Now, he is ready to be open with himself and others. Grayson's hopes for the NFL were dashed in 2011 due to a torn ligament, according to Out Sports. In 2012, he went on to play professional football in Italy and was named MVP of the Parma Panthers after helping them win the Italian Football League. Though he has witnessed homophobia in football locker rooms throughout his career, Grayson told WTVR he has "no doubt" there are gay players in the NFL and even says he knows and has met some gay players active in the league today. But he will not name names, according to WTVR, insisting instead that such knowledge is a "'take it to the grave' type thing." After he came out as gay, Grayson received a flood of support. My thoughts... I mean for me it's nothing really to say, I Commend these everyday looking men to come out, and be able to take on such pressures of the world, I mean the world still has a extremely large grae area when dealing with Homosexuality, and this is also the reason why guys in general chose not to come forth. At the end of the day it's nobodies business who you get down unless it's the person that you're involved with. Not everybody has the mental to deal with the forth coming pressure, and yes these Individuals will get support, but also a lot of negativity because the people are ignorant. That however wont go anywhere, but hopefully they rise above, and see the bigger picture, I watched his interview, and he conducted very well, I wish him all the success because it shouldn't take away the fact of that he is talented, but we know that in some cases that they will throw in o Kevin Grayson talented Football Player that happens to be gay. He will be known now for that as well which shouldn't be. It should just be Kevin Grayson, and what he has, and still is accomplishing... More or Less, I hope this continue to open the doors for more to be comfortable to own up to who they are inside, and not fear the weight of the world...