“My numbers and my stats were exactly the same. I was doing what the coaches wanted me to do. And what I had been doing up to that point was enough to get me a very well-paying contract with the Vikings. ... In my mind there was only one thing that had changed from the year before and the year I got cut: And that was I started speaking out in support of same-sex rights.”
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Chris Kluwe
Chris Kluwe (born December 24, 1981) is a former American football player who served as a punter in the NFL, notably for the Minnesota Vikings. Beyond his football career, Kluwe gained recognition for his advocacy of LGBTQ+ rights, becoming one of the first active NFL players to publicly support same-sex marriage. He has continued his activism through writing and public speaking after retiring from professional football. more
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