It's no surprise that former Notre Dame linebacker, Manti Te'o, has been held under a magnifying glass after the big scandal that shocked the nation in January.
We've heard it all.
But the reason he's making headlines this time is far more ridiculous and it just doesn't sit well with me.
NBC Sports' Mike Florio went on the Dan Patrick radio show Monday and said that NFL teams are interested in knowing whether or not Te'o is gay.
"They just want to know," says Florio. They want to know because in an NFL locker room, it's a different world. It shouldn't be that way"(Chicago Tribune).
We all know that Te'o has been focusing on repairing his image and preparing for the NFL draft so the fact that his sexual orientation is making news is just disappointing.
I mean, how does an athlete being gay have anything to do with how many touchdowns or blocks he can get?
How is that any different from saying a straight man can't play football because he'll be too distracted by the pretty cheerleaders on the sidelines?
It just doesn't make sense.
But here comes the best part.
According to Florio, these teams won't ask Te'o straight up if he is gay or not because then their organization would be exposed. Instead, they'll do some investigations and find out through the grapevine from close sources what his sexual orientation is.
It's 2013 people. Don't we have far more important things to be focusing our energy on?
What do you think? Is it appropriate for teams to want to know what his sexual orientation is?
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