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Former NFL star Dez Bryant questioned the league’s message as it celebrated the start of Pride Month on Sunday.
NFL released a 30-second video that tells its audience what “football is.”
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Dallas Cowboys -recipient Dez Bryant before the New York Giants game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on September 10, 2017. (Matthew Emmons-usa Today Sports)
The video showed the words, “Football is gay”, “Football is Lesbian”, “Football is Beautiful”, “Football is Queer”, “Football is exciting,” “Football accepts,” and “Football is all,” Among other things.
Bryant, who spent most of his NFL career with Dallas Cowboys, expressed his frustration over the ad.
“Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is transsexual … This is wild statement to do … sorry my silliness,” wrote Bryant on X. “I will proudly tell my boys football none of these things. I have nothing against gay, but this is far from justice.”
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Dallas Cowboys Broad receives Dez Bryant before the game against Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, September 17, 2017. (Isaiah J. Downing-usa Today Sports)
Bryant’s social media posts triggered the debate and he defended himself hard.
“It’s gay players in the NFL .. But forcing it in people’s faces … especially kids … can send the wrong message … Football is a real community, like the gay community. Imagine telling homophiles that they have to go in for equal people … they would probably have a problem,” he added.
Several NFL teams fired by messages to Pride Month on social media on Sunday.
Dallas Cowboy’s wide receives Dez Bryant smiles while out on the field before the Philadelphia Eagles game at AT&T Stadium, November 19, 2017. (Matthew Emmons-usa Today Sports)
Celebrating Pride Month had been a contentious topic in sports in the last few years. Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Flyers, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays have been among the organizations involved in controversy on the subject.
