Funny you should mention that. At the University of Missouri there’s a young man named Michael Sam. He’s an All-American defensive end and was projected to go as high as the third round in the NFL draft.
On Sunday Michael Sam publicly announced he was gay. He had come out to his teammates in August. That revelation had caused no tumult in the locker room, as evidenced by Missouri having its best season in decades.
On Monday, it was widely predicted that Sam’s prospects in the NFL draft would drop considerably. And the lower the place in the draft, the lower the contract.
The NFL is notably ruthless when it comes to evaluating talent, and teams have been known to draft convicted felons and players with known drug problems. Of course, we won’t actually know until the draft takes place in May, but as of today, it seems that an acknowledged good player will likely not be able to sell his services at a fair market value because he is gay.