The four mainstream American professional sports are:
baseball,
basketball,
football, and
Hockey. Due to the masculine nature of these sports, particularly football, controversy is generated when an openly gay athlete comes into the spotlight. The argument against gay football players is that it may cause conflicts in team chemistry. However, such claims is not stopping former Middle Tennessee State kicker,
Alan Gendreau, from planning on becoming an NFL player. The openly gay athlete leads the Sun Belt Conference in scoring and is attempting to gain a spot on a team in the most popular spots organization in America, the NFL. More information about Alan Gendreau can be found in the
New York Times article at
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/sports/ncaafootball/nfl-hopeful-announces-he-is-gay.html?_r=0
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