Throughout his entire National Football League (NFL) career, former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs star Ryan O’Callaghan used football to hide the part of his life he wanted no-one to know about. O’Callaghan, who hasn’t played in the NFL since 2011, publicly revealed his biggest secret in a long-form article with Outsports.com on Tuesday ― he is gay. “I used football as kind of a cover for my life and football was the most masculine thing that I could do. Former NFL tackle Ryan O’Callaghan shared his struggle with being gay (and closeted) in the NFL to @outsports. And his message for anyone else who still may be struggling with their sexuality?

Source: Huffington Post June 21, 2017 07:41 UTC