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Women get their own showers...it’s just how things are.

We may disagree, but I don’t see why the NFL would need to separate the gay men from the straight men. Maybe I just knew some shy gay guys but, as I may have said, we knew that a few of the guys in my class were gay on the 1st day of high school in 1976 and no one seemed to have a problem. I don’t think we were any more liberal than anyone else, it just wasn’t that big a deal. We all hated showering in front of each other.

When he gets drafted, his teammates, especially his fellow d-linemen, will rally around him because, whether he’s gay or not, he’s a d-lineman and that’s a unique fraternity. I’m sure his high school teammates did the same thing. If the team were to install a separate shower for him, I’m sure his straight teammates will think it’s a bad idea.

Remember too, the guys at Mizzou knew he was gay before he announced it to the world. Maybe their discomfort was covered up by the media, but they didn’t talk about being uncomfortable. The overwhelming majority of college (especially D-1) and pro athletes aren’t wired like normal people. Their focus is to win and if someone helps them do it, they really don’t care about anything else. They’ve played with guys they hate and watched guys they loved get cut. It’s just about winning.

But maybe I’m wrong and it’ll be a big stinking deal.