What is political about someone coming out as Gay? What’s political about talking about who you love? There were threads about Booker dating a Kardashian... should those have been moved to the politics and religion section?
this is a first in the NFL. It’s in its right place.
Giving a press conference about his orientation is political and has
nothing to do with football.
The Booker threads about who he's dating are similarly not about sports, nor are 99% of Tom Brady dating a supermodel super rich lady "articles" posing as news. The difference is, neither of them held a press conference to discuss the matter culturally.
I don't recall Jordan, Lawrence Taylor, Pele, or many other legends calling a press conference to discuss their orientation.
I think it's because they were more focused on being legends in their sport than about moving the culture in a specific direction (which is a political decision).
Ironically, I don't think most fans care about his orientation, I think they care about having an agenda they may even already agree with constantly forced down their throat.
You don't help in this regard. If anyone on this forum says anything even slightly critical about the way it was presented, you come in here to rebut them with innuendo's about their motivations. If your goal is to have a forthright discussion, this isn't helpful.
It was political theatre and nothing more. Had 0 to do with football as a sport.