to none in the nfl in anything, any moment, whether it be your own life outside of football, whether it be your sexuality, your identity, race, especially in the height of the colin kaepernick black lives matter movement, social injustice, all of those things take mental weight, mental toll on you in a game where you need to be your sharpest, most instinctive, where you need to trust and rely and focus solely on the game. i have no doubt that this announcement for carl will enhance his game, will enhance his physical edge, his physical prowess and allow him to have hopefully the best season that we have seen him have in his career. >> you know, i think one of the most noteworthy things about carl coming out as he has is that he's not the only active and openly gay player in the nfl, but also in the nba, the mlb and the mls. and i wonder what that says to you because it's hard to imagine