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Chris Culliver Text Messages: Hoes Be Trippin’!

San Francisco 49ers player Chris Culliver is in hot water again, this time over a whole new set of offensive comments directed at women, not gays. It’s not quite in that league, but he posted a screen grab of an iPhone conversation to Instagram last night (for reasons unknown) that has drawn criticism. Here’s how the conversation went down … Culliver’s friend states: “This bitch talkin bout how I can take her on a nice dat … yeah my car … bitch you got a whole dude … live in work you trippin.” Culliver: “Lol yeah hoes be thinking more then they are. Boy I tell you” Culliver’s friend: “Right these hoes be trippin'” The 49ers, who already dealt with Chris Culliver’s homophobic comments last winter, said, “We are aware of the matter, and it is being handled internally.” The Instagram post has since been taken down .

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Kwame Harris, Ex-NFL Player, Comes Out as Gay

In an interview with CNN yesterday, former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Kwame Harris came out as a homosexual. Harris had been arrested in January for beating an ex-boyfriend and said he underwent significant stress and pressure, keeping his sexuality a secret during his playing days. “You want to escape the despair and turmoil and your mind goes to dark places,” Harris said of keeping his sexuality secret. “I’m happy today, and I’m glad they were just ideas and I didn’t act on any of them. “The cost was great not speak candidly open about myself in complete manner,” Harris said. “If I could have done it differently, I would have hoped I found the strength [to come out].” Harris played for the 49ers from 2003-2007. Ironically, Chris Culliver – a cornerback on that same team this year – got into major trouble two months ago when he denied there were any gay players in his locker room and made disparaging remarks about homosexuals in general. He later apologized and met with a support group for gay, lesbians and bisexuals.

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Gay NFL Player: Ready to Come Out?

With marriage equality and the Supreme Court dominating news today, rumors are swirling that a current NFL player is considering coming out of the closet, and soon. If a report from Mike Freeman of CBS Sports is to be believed, it would be a controversial and virtually unprecedented move in the world of male-dominated pro sports. Freeman does not name the player, but says if he does come out, he wants to keep playing. He says he’s basing this on interviews with current and former players. Freeman writes, “I’m told this player believes the time is now for someone to take this step – despite the remarks from [49ers defensive back] Chris Culliver .” Controversy arising recently at the Indianapolis Scouting combine, when prospects were asked questions about their sexuality, has proven to be another obstacle. “This player’s true concern, I’m told, is not the reaction inside NFL locker rooms but outside of it. The player fears he will suffer serious harm from homophobic fans.” “That is the only thing preventing him from coming out.” Although there have been celebrated gay athletes – Greg Louganis, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, to name a few – most came out only after their careers were over. Freeman states there has never been an active openly gay player in a major U.S. team sport, but in an era of red equal signs on Facebook , is this about to change? We may soon find out.

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Amani Toomer Blasts Ray Lewis: What a Hypocrite!

It’s safe to say Super Bowl week has not been without it fair share of off-the-field drama. Chris Culliver outed himself as a bigot. Dan Marino admitted to having an affair in 2005 and father a child with Donna Savattere . And now former Giants wideout Amani Toomer has blasted Ray Lewis for the retiring linebacker’s self-serving attitude and antics. “It’s definitely all about him,” Toomer said in an interview with USA Today , focusing on Lewis’ retirement tour. “Once a guy goes to the center of the field, goes into the victory formation on the last play of his last home game… I just don’t think the Giants or any organization I’ve ever been a part of, even growing up, would allow somebody to single themselves out like that.” Toomer than compared Lewis to The Rock, labeled him a “caricature” of himself and added: “If you want to say you’re Mr. Religious and all of that, have a clean record. Don’t say all of that stuff if you know there’s stuff that might come back. Those are the things that, when I look at him, I just think hypocrisy.” Among other items on Lewis’ controversial resume, Toomer is referring to the linebacker’s 2000 arrest for murder, as well as his six children by four different women. What do you think of Amani’s comments? Fair or foul?

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