that s real sportsmanship. first lady we couldn t be prouder of your courage on and off the field. and sam is getting support from nfl players, too. tampa bay bucs tight end michael crabtree, good for michael sam. takes courage for where he is in his career and where we are as a league. i applaud him. super bowl mvp malcolm smith, there is no room for bigotry in american sports. it takes courage to change the culture. but some of the reaction from those not actually charged with playing the game, the scout, assistant coaches, folks in charge of player personnel executives is not so positive. sports illustrated granted anonymity in return for honesty. one of them, nfl player personnel assistant told si, in the coming decades or two, it s going to be acceptable, but at this point in time it s still a man s man game. to call somebody a gay slur is still so common place.
doing this now? absolutely. we knew michael, gay before we signed him. long enough to put this plan into place. sfarsz the exact timing, no, that changed. being in mobile for the senior bowl adjusted our perspective where mike was out, how ready he was. who knew this story. and how many reporters were on the cusp of breaking it. we really wanted to do this proactively, let mike deliver the story and message the way he should. it s been reported in the past that recruits, prospects for the nfl combine have had questions like do you have a girlfriend, are you married, do you like girls? this is from oakland raiders tight end, nick kasa. being asked these questions. it was kind of weird. they d ask you with a straight face, it s a pretty weird experience altogether. do you feel like michael is essentially going be outed by the process of the draft if he
absolutely. we knew michael was gay before we signed him. not vorfor a very long time but long enough to put this plan into place. as far as the exact timing, no, that changed. being in mobile for the senior bowl adjusted our perspective where mike was out, how ready he was. who knew this story. and how many reporters were on the cusp of breaking it. we really wanted to do this proactively, let mike deliver the story and message the way he should. it s been reported in the past that recruits, prospects for the nfl combine have had questions like do you have a girlfriend, are you married, do you like girls? this is from oakland raiders tight end, nick kasa. being asked these questions. it was kind of weird. they d ask you with a straight face, it s a pretty weird experience altogether. do you feel like michael is essentially going be outed by the process of the draft if he didn t come forward, himself? that was definitely a concern. it wasn t the major overriding
0 against all on the legal front as this escalates. general isherwood from nj.com. thank you for your time. every single development like the ones we saw today compounds a feeling that s increasingly evident in people and institutions that have invested in chris christie and that is regret. well, well, well. how about this, new jersey? we all know the story of chris christie s re-election. he won a second term with overwhelming bipartisan support. that was then. this is now. remember, chris christie waltzed to a blowout victory in new jersey with a wink and a nod from establishment democrats from new jersey all the way up to the white house. now some of the democrats may be wishing they put up more of a fight. christie s democratic opponent, barbara buono says she only got the support she was seeking after she lost. she got a letter from hillary clinton, a phone call from the vice president, and nothing from new jersey s junior senator. as buono described it to the new york time
0 records to see if the governor went out of his way to fly over the traffic jam. who has the goods and where, what s going to happen next as the subpoenas start coming in? the helicopter piece is fascinating. are they acting on some tip or is this a hunch from somebody saying, let s check this out? i don t know how detailed helicopter flight plans are, but if they can find he was circling, you know, you get this picture of the evil laugh as he circles over ft. lee. exactly. i don t know if it s that detailed and don t know if they have a tip that says check this out. shooting arrows in the dark. check it out. they want to see if david wildstein had flown in the helicopter with christie. i think the administration came out today and said, no, he did not. i think i remember seeing that early in the day. it seems like there is some aspect of shooting in the dark and who knows what they re getting. we re going to see an increasingly all-out war all against all on the legal fro