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

[Motown12]

Been watching the cowboys since 1983 and don’t remember him. Wish him luck though.

Sadly you could say that about most of the Cowboys draft picks between 78-87.

 

[Bleu Star]

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

I'm not even going to go back and read any of the response. Yours and a few above yours are good enough for me. Happiness comes in many forms and standing in judgment of another's happiness is about as petty as it gets

 

[Melonfeud]

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

Copy that,,,er,,, and,,,just why in the Hell is it express delivery to MY front door IN THE FIRST PLACE?,,, Like I SHOULD CARE?

 

[Nightman]

Who cares?

 

[khiladi]

He was married before and had kids.

He’s in the Entertainment Industry, a TV commercial producer and has been in LA for years. His story making the news has more to do with that than him being a former JAG football player getting married.

He ‘announced’ his coming out and the marriage in a public interview just a couple days ago, meaning a publicity move. He’s been gay for years.

 

[CapnB]

Why is this even news?

 

[trickblue]

He was a decent player but was always quite a knucklehead about something. He got into Landry's doghouse a few times. I remember seeing a tape of him singing a song about Jerry Jones after Jones bought the team to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies. Bad career move on his part as he was cut the following training camp. I looked up the lyrics as I remember seeing them in Texas Monthly:

Well the first thing you know ol’ Jer’s a millionaire
The kinfolks said, ‘Jer, move away from here’
They said, ‘Dallas, Texas, is the place you wanna be’
So he hopped in his Lear and bought America’s Team

 

[stinkface]

It used to be a big deal, now no deal. Whatever makes one happy. Life is too short not to be happy.

 

[StarBoyz83]

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"

I've heard that hes funny

 

[cern]

Why is this even a story?

30 years ago this might have been a story. Not not any more.

 

[Doomsay]

I've heard that hes funny

He's gone, sadly. Super smart, one of my buds knew him at Columbia. used to see him at the comedy cellar in the '90s when he was developing his act. So gd funny.

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

Who

That’s my question never ever heard of him and I like football history

 

[DallasDomination]

Why is this a story?

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

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

who?

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Who

ah you beat me to it

 

[Frosty]

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

Cant figure out how this pertains to the Cowboys....

 

[Alexander]

30 years ago this might have been a story. Not not any more.

I disagree.

The story now is that a guy 30 years ago had to hide his orientation.

To my knowledge, there are only a handful of players who have come out in the last five-ten years.

I expect that number will grow.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Don't recall the name, whatever floats your boat. If he is happy more power to em.

 

[cowboyec]

always thought he had a great name for a LB...Rohrer

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

So Rohrer was openly homosexual with his teammates while being a cowboys Lb ?