Atlanta Falcons asked potential first round pick CB Eli Apple if he was gay

[ttiger2004]

Until Eli Apple has signed a NFL contract, this coach wasn't entitled to ask that question. It doesn't matter whether the NFL is not a normal work place, the same rules apply, YOU can't ask a person anything in regards to their sexual orientation. If it applies to the personnel in the front office, it applies to the coaches.

[Cam's New Arm]

Eh fug it. 

[OBXPantha]

1 hour ago, panthers1234 said:

Probably just a question to test his maturity. How he responds to it will gives you a bit perspective into his character. Is he a hot head that will get mad or will he just move onto the next question

Exactly.  They even talked about it during the combine that some teams were testing how thick players skin was with insulting questions. They specifically mentioned the meltdown of OBJ.

[Cam's New Arm]

1 minute ago, OBXPantha said:

Exactly.  They even talked about it during the combine that some teams were testing how thick players skin was with insulting questions. They specifically mentioned the meltdown of OBJ.

I'm still pissed about that OBJ poo. That poo literally fuged our entire squad up for about two weeks. 

[Mr. Scot]

51 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

NFL is not a normal workplace and I really am failing to see an issue with this question. These guys get asked personal questions all the time.

I'm sure nobody will say anything unkind to him on the field.

As to the locker room, Charles Haley was known to masturbate naked in the Cowboys locker room.  And if a player looked at him, he'd growl back that he was thinking of their wife.

Now that's definitely not a normal workplace.

[luke nukem]

12 minutes ago, Kuechly59 said:

Who cares? Can't say I want queers on my team either *lmao* waits for poo storm to ensue.

I wouldnt mind OBJ on the team.

[Nick_81]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm sure nobody will say anything unkind to him on the field.

As to the locker room, Charles Haley was known to masturbate naked in the Cowboys locker room.  And if a player looked at him, he'd growl back that he was thinking of their wife.

Now that's definitely not a normal workplace.

That's a scary thought....

[Donald LaFell]

1 hour ago, panthers1234 said:

Probably just a question to test his maturity. How he responds to it will gives you a bit perspective into his character. Is he a hot head that will get mad or will he just move onto the next question

I agree in a bubble but it sets a bad precedent. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

2 hours ago, RoaringRiot said:

Match making for Ryan?

brutal

[pepaw]

Falcons can't do anything without screwing up. 

[MHS831]

Perhaps it was a proposition.

[Happy Panther]

2 hours ago, O-Ther said:

Coaches putting hands on people outside the football field is a crime. Prospects at the combine would get character red flags if they did it. And these prospects are not employees of the NFL yet. They are being interviewed for jobs, and there's laws about what is not appropriate to ask the person being interviewed

I don't think sexual orientation is illegal to ask.

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

I mean poo

Even if Apple is gay, he is still straighter than a straight Matt Ryan, and don't they love him "down there"

[sharkkiller]

The best reply would have been, "Why are you asking me out?"