News: Retired Cowboys LB Comes out as Gay, Getting Married

[JoeyBoy718]

Nah, he said he knew since he was in school.

Maybe he just started school.

 

[StarBoyz83]

The only weird part is why would you get married?

 

[kskboys]

The only weird part is why would you get married?

To make a permanent tie w/ someone you love.

 

[StarBoyz83]

To make a permanent tie w/ someone you love.

It's not permanent. Most arent anyway lol

 

[Alexander]

Well, at least he contributed more to Cowboys lore than Michael Sam who Jerry Jones tried to exploit but nobody cared enough.

 

[Richmond Cowboy]

Phew, when I saw the thread title I thought it was going to be Dexter Coakley which unjustified or not, would invariably affect his potential trade value.

 

[texbumthelife]

Good for him, man. That takes a level of courage most people on this forum will never have to show. And seriously, screw anyone posting demeaning comments. That's a courageous as hell move.

 

[ConstantReboot]

People who say why this important should know that these people are breaking out from the norms of society. I would like nothing more than this being a normal part of life that its no longer considered newsworthy (which I don't think it is).

 

[cowboyec]

For some reason I thought he played longer than that.

he was here in '88.
remember when he sang the song from beverly hill billies...changing the lyrics to include Jerry Jones.

 

[coult44]

Retired NFL linebacker Jeff Rohrer is gay and set to become the first former or current NFL player in a same-sex marriage, he revealed in a new interview published on Wednesday.


In the New York Times story, Rohrer, 59, opened up about his sexuality for the first time.

“I’m sure there’s going to be some people out there who have a negative reaction to this,” Rohrer told the outlet, adding, “and I’m fine with it.”

Continue reading:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...es-getting-married/ar-BBPIkp1?ocid=spartanntp

I've been a die hard for 38 years and I've honestly never heard of him.

 

[cowboyec]

I really liked those LBs from the late 80s...
•Eugene Lockhart
•Ron Burton
•Gary Cobb
•Jeff Rohrer
•Garth Jax
•Steve DeOssie

my favorite was Mike Hegman...retired in '86 or '87.

Coach Landry always had good LBs.

Rohrer was a tough guy....not great but solid.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Honestly it’s cool he’s getting married, but never heard of him.
Was he a decent linebacker for us back in the day?

He was a good, but not great, linebacker who played during Landry's declining years of the mid to late 80s. The main thing I remember about him was when he mocked the Raiders by saying, "They have the ugliest uniforms in the NFL." Was funny. Makes sense now that he had an eye for fashion.

 

[HungryLion]

I understand where people are coming from when they ask “why is this a story”.

That being said, I think these things are stories because it’s still an issue amongst pro sports.

There has only been one openly gay nfl player during his career. And he wasn’t a good enough player to make nfl rosters. So he wasn’t around long.

Guaranteed there are still a bunch of gay NFL players who are hiding their sexuality because of the possibility of negative affects on their career.

So I agree with many posters saying this shouldn’t be a big deal. Hopefully that will be the case soon. Progress is being made.

 

[waving monkey]

Frankly I'm surprised at the responses here on the Zone. My hat's off the you guys.

 

[Doomsay]

The only weird part is why would you get married?

LOL - Greg Giraldo said gays should have to get married: "And - and if - if you had to be married; being married to a guy would be great. Could you imagine saying something, and having the words you said interpreted exactly the way that you intended your words to be interpreted? That would be a nice touch, wouldn't it? "Remember what you said ten years ago when we were driving in the car on the way to my mother's house?" -- "No." -- "Oh me neither! I'm a dude"

 

[Alexander]

Frankly I'm surprised at the responses here on the Zone. My hat's off the you guys.

Most people are like this:



That is the climate dictated here.

Nobody will speak their mind. Truly.

And that is okay if that is how you want to go about things.

 

[rags747]

Pictures of the happy couple and yes Jeff changed the Beverley Hillbillies song to include Jerry Jones. Jeff looks like a regular guy, his husband looks like he has had a little too much plastic surgery at his young age. Liked when the Boys picked Roher in rnd 2.

https://www.outsports.com/2018/11/14/18067464/jeff-rohrer-gay-dallas-cowboys-nfl

 

[Melonfeud]

Retired NFL linebacker Jeff Rohrer is gay and set to become the first former or current NFL player in a same-sex marriage, he revealed in a new interview published on Wednesday.


In the New York Times story, Rohrer, 59, opened up about his sexuality for the first time.

“I’m sure there’s going to be some people out there who have a negative reaction to this,” Rohrer told the outlet, adding, “and I’m fine with it.”

Continue reading:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...es-getting-married/ar-BBPIkp1?ocid=spartanntp

I normally bestow the "Like" casing-liner to the O.P's,,,er,,, regardless,,,, but,,, of course you'll hopefully understand this exception,,,

 

[Melonfeud]

Good for him... I guess this is why its news... shrug.

Jeff Rohrer, who was drafted in the second round by the Dallas Cowboys in 1982, is the first known former or current National Football League player to be part of a same-sex marriage. He was a linebacker with the Cowboys from 1982-1987.

Ya,well,,, that 82-87 time span was not entirely of a footballish focus in my credentialed life

 

[HeavyBarrel]

I absolutely remember him, as far as his love life goes it’s none of my business.....