Mike Freeman at CBS Sports has some very interesting football gossip.

Based on interviews over the past several weeks with current and former players, I'm told that a current gay NFL player is strongly considering coming out publicly within the next few months — and after doing so, the player would attempt to continue his career. ...This player's true concern, I'm told, is not the reaction inside an NFL locker room but outside of it. The player fears he will suffer serious harm from homophobic fans, and that is the only thing preventing him from coming out. My sources will not say who this alleged player is.

If I knew anything about football, I'd put a Slog poll together. But this would be huge. And I think it's time. Even the comment thread below the story is fairly tepid compared to ten years ago, with only a few hardcore Jesus freaks trying to make a stir.