Could Alan Gendreau Be The First Out Player In The NFL

There's an article in today's TIMES about a 23 year old kicker who would like to be the first openly gay player in the NFL. Actually, in the article, Alan Gendreau states that his real desire is just to play football in the big leagues and that he happens to be gay is more secondary in his mind. But if he were selected to play for a team, it would make history as he would be the first out player in professional football. 

Gendreau played for a small team in Tennessee and was out to his teammates at the time, though not publicly. He did well, though had a slump in his senior year which didn't help when the NFL scouts were looking. Now though he seems determined to make a play for the big leagues. 

While there has been a lot of talk in the NFL about preparing for an out player, said player has yet to materialize. Some feel that having an already out player be recruited is the more likely scenario but I'm not so sure about that.  It seems like that would be a tougher PR ball to manage than a successful established player who comes out.  Either way, despite the hype of this article, don't hold your breath. It will happen but probably not this season--unless, of course, there is a scandal which outs the player whether he likes it or not.  

SNL's Take On Tim Tebow Scores A Touchdown

After leading the moribund Denver Broncos to a string of unlikely victories over the last two months, Christian quarterback Tim Tebow has become The Story of the NFL season.  This weekend's SNL took on The Tebow in a hilarious sketch, which I thought was one of the best of their own season.

Taran Killam (who recently killed it as Robyn in a viral video) plays Tebow perfectly as a guy with a little too much love for Jesus after the son of God makes a surprise appearance in the Broncos locker room to explain a) he is responsible for their victories and b) he doesn't have time to do this anymore so the team better get their act together. Jesus is played well by Jason Sudekis who, oddly enough, is more famously known for playing the devil in a series of Weekend Update appearances.

I came across the sketch on YouTube Sunday morning where, in less than 24 hours, it now has nearly a million hits. As to the Broncos game with the Patriots yesterday referenced at the end of the sketch, Jesus was not on Tim's side as they were handily dispatched by the Super Bowl champs 27-16.