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Sometimes when you're laid up sick for a few days, and the weekend is rapidly coming to a close, you don't have time to pay attention to things that might be going on in the world. I was too busy getting caught up on the cleaning I couldn't do on Saturday, trying (and failing) to have my kid finish his book report for Thursday, and generally attempting to cram two days worth of errands into a small window.
So imagine my surprise when I hopped in my car this afternoon and heard the breaking news that former Missouri Tiger football player, All-American and SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year Michael Sam was gay.
Unbelievable.
Not that a gay football player is unbelievable; we know they exist. But to have one be so bold, so upfront, so honest...and before he is drafted into the NFL no less.
That's what is unbelievable.
The timing is crucial, and it does matter, as Cyd Zeigler points out in this behind the scenes story for Outsports.com. The fact that Sam was not out but not necessarily hiding deep in the closet either led to internet speculation and the story about his sexual orientation was not going to hold as long as they would have liked.
So the timetable was accelerated, and here we are on February 9, facing a bit of history.
The big question is: Now what?
