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I'm almost positive that the soccer player for MN United is the only openly gay player on a pro sports team in the US. It doesn't tend to go too well for them. Michael Sam's draft stock dropped after he came out. Was projected to be a 2nd-3rd round pick initially before coming out and ended up being drafted very late in the 7th round.

I'm sure the vast majority of gay athletes are well aware they are better off staying in the closet publicly. I'm sure some teammates are well aware though. The world just isn't ready for it so much unfortunately. We have seen nothing close to a big time player in their prime come out. It has mostly just been fringe players near the end of their careers.

Michael Sam made a big mistake by coming out before the draft. It put a lot of pressure on him to perform and he became an overnight celebrity then he couldn't even last a full season on a practice squad.

I really wish it wasn't this way, but it is. It will be a while until the public at large can just accept a gay athlete in a normal way. MLS barely counts and that MN United player isn't even a regular starter.
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