NFL combine scouts asking players about sexual orientation

NFL combine scouts asking players about sexual orientation
by thethinman (2013-02-27 08:15:43)

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From story, The comments come a day after Mike Florio of NBC Sports and ProFootballTalk told radio host Dan Patrick that NFL teams were extremely curious about the sexual orientation of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. Te'o, of course, has been dogged by such questions since the Lennay Kekua bombshell dropped last month.

"Here's the elephant in the room for the teams and it shouldn't matter, but we have to step aside from the rest of reality and walk into the unique industry that is the NFL," Florio said to Patrick. "Teams want to know whether Manti Te'o is gay. They just want to know. They want to know because in an NFL locker room, it's a different world. It shouldn't be that way."

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Don't Ask Don't Tell sure made life simpler. * - tbonesays 2013-02-28 03:28:30
Not that there's anything wrong with that.... * - PabloFanque 2013-02-27 22:28:33
I met her in a club down in Old Soho * - kdh325 2013-02-27 21:48:30
- Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherrycola * - PabloFanque 2013-02-27 22:27:22
"Are you men homosexual? No, Sir, but willing to learn" - Frank Drebin 2013-02-27 17:19:03
- "Would they send us someplace special?' * - 59075 2013-02-27 23:48:47
  - Detroit * - Jvan 2013-02-28 11:04:54
"How do you know you're not gay?" - shawno3 2013-02-27 15:57:45
- A similar line from the deleted scenes of 40 Year Old Virgin - JHND 2013-02-27 19:11:51
Why would it possibly be illegal if it's known up front? - dulac89 2013-02-27 13:37:57
- Bad comparison - Doggie 2013-02-28 22:34:56
  - Clearly it's not as cut and dry as you attempt to make it - dulac89 2013-03-01 01:32:32
    - It is - Doggie 2013-03-01 23:47:19
      - So you're saying half the NFL teams brazenly break the law? - dulac89 2013-03-02 01:07:40
        Most of corporate America breaks the law during interviews - Doggie 2013-03-02 12:43:29
- Come on.... - JHND 2013-02-27 16:18:08
  - See below, I'm referring to secrets not discrimination. And - dulac89 2013-02-27 16:19:50
- Because it's not relevant to the ability to do the job. * - Slotts 2013-02-27 15:51:44
  - I'd argue his secret was highly relevant to his job Jan 7th - dulac89 2013-02-27 16:15:03
    - just reaching in an attempt to justify an illegal question - Doggie 2013-02-28 22:39:12
    - Dishonesty is absolutely a valid reason to disqualify.... - JHND 2013-02-27 16:20:44
- I have a feeling that instead of exploring your path the - Carlos Huerta 2013-02-27 14:33:37
  - Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying "it's my path" - dulac89 2013-02-27 16:09:41
In all seriousness, is that legal for them to ask? - JHND 2013-02-27 12:36:27
- It's a state by state thing - bandfather 2013-02-27 13:20:42
  - Yahoo has a list of states where it is legal - MrPlumbean 2013-02-27 13:30:11
    - Probably an oversimplification. - John@Indy 2013-02-27 22:01:48
    - Correlation.... to taxes - IrishFanIndy2003 2013-02-27 16:28:32
Does Cross Dressing apply? * - nova 2013-02-27 11:45:08
- Nike is designing a cross dress uniform for Oregon. - johncardinalohara 2013-02-27 15:54:13
- I imagine an ascot and boat shoes holding a glass of wine * - nacholibre 2013-02-27 12:38:13
- The Steelers throwback uniform comes very close to the line - Jvan 2013-02-27 12:04:43
  - "¡Que lastima!" - Father Nieuwland 2013-02-27 18:02:34
Question for employment attorneys on BFOQ - bigcrownd 2013-02-27 11:30:18
- BFOQ is an extremely difficult defense to make - SwolyswoND 2013-02-27 13:54:25
- How in the world could you win with those arguments? - JHND 2013-02-27 12:40:02
Wouldn't one be able to sue the shit out of a potential - Nitschke 2013-02-27 10:29:15
- The player might lose more than they could win in a lawsuit - Carroll02 2013-02-27 10:50:23
  - Asking a question is not discrimination - coachslacker 2013-02-27 15:00:09
    - Technically, you may be right - SwolyswoND 2013-02-27 17:18:04
    - In theory, you're right. In practice, however.... - JHND 2013-02-27 16:12:22
      - Are you an employment attorney? - coachslacker 2013-02-27 16:16:20
        I'm not.... - JHND 2013-02-27 16:23:06
        I don't think it is common sense to be so sure about - coachslacker 2013-02-27 16:41:43
  - What do you mean by "get away with it"? - Carlos Huerta 2013-02-27 11:27:59
    - I mean that they believe - Carroll02 2013-02-27 14:34:20
      - Well obviously that was a foolish belief on their part. * - JHND 2013-02-27 16:10:52
    - He probably means that.... - JHND 2013-02-27 12:59:44
      - I wasn't thinking that at all - Carroll02 2013-02-27 14:39:55
The best response I've heard to that question: - irishhawk49 2013-02-27 10:25:05
Clearly the answer for Teo - MakeAnAssessment 2013-02-27 10:17:21
- While also driving and/or carrying an unlicensed firearm * - IrishFanIndy2003 2013-02-27 13:40:35
  - Gotta B drivin' a loaded Escalade of uncertain provenance * - saderdomer 2013-02-27 15:17:39
- Works Everytime! * - CRM_114 2013-02-27 12:02:20
Several states have laws against discrimination... - IrishFanIndy2003 2013-02-27 09:44:47
I don't get the leap from being the victim.... - Slotts 2013-02-27 09:28:41
- Yahoo Sports headlines for today - JClarke 2013-02-27 10:19:35
  - Te'o is no longer a "kid." - baloo88 2013-02-27 11:12:31
  - Yahoo in general has morphed into TMZ * - sprack 2013-02-27 10:27:02
  - Apparently they're asking others as well - ShermanOaksND 2013-02-27 10:25:03
    - Ever been in a Turkish prison? * - manor98 2013-02-27 15:49:57
- You assume those asking believe he's a victim - NavyJoe 2013-02-27 10:12:18
- Me neither. It's ridiculous. * - EMK64 2013-02-27 10:01:55
  - It is absurd, but I think the questions go back to the time - ShermanOaksND 2013-02-27 10:15:16
'No, but we are willing to learn' * - El Kabong 2013-02-27 09:18:12
"What do you want me to be?" * - ProV1x 2013-02-27 09:12:57
I was under the assumption - shields 2013-02-27 09:01:09
- I don't think it is under federal law - SwolyswoND 2013-02-27 09:05:22
  - It is illegal in NY to ask that question. (link) - BacTien 2013-02-27 09:22:41
No one expects the ESPNish inquisition. - Hipster 2013-02-27 08:34:28
"It's none of your business" - sirket 2013-02-27 08:19:52
- If I were an interviewer and someone told me that, they - BAC69 2013-02-27 12:27:53
  - But it is none of your business. - irishboy89 2013-02-27 12:44:57
    - I probably wouldn't ask the question, but if someone does - BAC69 2013-02-27 14:32:46
      - "Is being heterosexual a requirement for the position?" - sirket 2013-02-27 15:02:53
        It would be better but, to me, still not good enough, and I - BAC69 2013-02-27 17:07:28
- Unfortunately, that would be like saying "Yes". - nacholibre 2013-02-27 08:22:48

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