NFL: Draft prospect asked about sexual orientation at Combine by one team

[mdrake34]

I really hope it was the Saints and they get sued.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_...-questions
The NFL on Wednesday said it would investigate a report that at least one team at the scouting combine asked a draft prospect about his sexual orientation.

Three draft prospects have said they were asked a series of questions that touched on sexual orientation at the just-completed combine in Indianapolis.

Colorado tight end Nick Kasa was the first to make the claim, revealing the line of questioning in an interview with ESPN Radio Denver on Tuesday.

Michigan quarterback/receiver Denard Robinson, in an interview with the "The Dan Patrick Show" on Wednesday, and Michigan State running back Le'veon Bell, speaking with WDFN-Radio in Detroit on Thursday, also made similar claims.

"[Teams] ask you like, 'Do you have a girlfriend?' 'Are you married?' 'Do you like girls?' " Kasa said in his radio interview Tuesday. "Those kinds of things, and you know it was just kind of weird. But they would ask you with a straight face, and it's a pretty weird experience altogether."

In the statement announcing it would check into Kasa's claim, the NFL said "teams are expected to follow applicable federal, state and local employment laws."

"It is league policy to neither consider nor inquire about sexual orientation in the hiring process. In addition, there are specific protections in our collective bargaining agreement with the players that prohibit discrimination against any player, including on the basis of sexual orientation," the league said. "We will look into the report on the questioning of Nick Kasa at the scouting combine. Any team or employee that inquires about impermissible subjects or makes an employment decision based on such factors is subject to league discipline."

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith addressed the league's promised investigation in a statement Wednesday to USA Today Sports.

"I know that the NFL agrees that these types of questions violate the law, our CBA and player rights," Smith said. "I hope that they will seek out information as to what teams have engaged in this type of discrimination and we should then discuss appropriate discipline."

[AsylumGuido]

(03-01-2013 10:11 AM)mdrake34 Wrote:  I really hope it was the Saints and they get sued.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_...-questions
The NFL on Wednesday said it would investigate a report that at least one team at the scouting combine asked a draft prospect about his sexual orientation.

Three draft prospects have said they were asked a series of questions that touched on sexual orientation at the just-completed combine in Indianapolis.

Colorado tight end Nick Kasa was the first to make the claim, revealing the line of questioning in an interview with ESPN Radio Denver on Tuesday.

Michigan quarterback/receiver Denard Robinson, in an interview with the "The Dan Patrick Show" on Wednesday, and Michigan State running back Le'veon Bell, speaking with WDFN-Radio in Detroit on Thursday, also made similar claims.

"[Teams] ask you like, 'Do you have a girlfriend?' 'Are you married?' 'Do you like girls?' " Kasa said in his radio interview Tuesday. "Those kinds of things, and you know it was just kind of weird. But they would ask you with a straight face, and it's a pretty weird experience altogether."

In the statement announcing it would check into Kasa's claim, the NFL said "teams are expected to follow applicable federal, state and local employment laws."

"It is league policy to neither consider nor inquire about sexual orientation in the hiring process. In addition, there are specific protections in our collective bargaining agreement with the players that prohibit discrimination against any player, including on the basis of sexual orientation," the league said. "We will look into the report on the questioning of Nick Kasa at the scouting combine. Any team or employee that inquires about impermissible subjects or makes an employment decision based on such factors is subject to league discipline."

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith addressed the league's promised investigation in a statement Wednesday to USA Today Sports.

"I know that the NFL agrees that these types of questions violate the law, our CBA and player rights," Smith said. "I hope that they will seek out information as to what teams have engaged in this type of discrimination and we should then discuss appropriate discipline."

Aren't the Falcons in the market for a TE and RB? The Saints aren't looking at either. What if was your own staff that asked these questions? Just saying ...

[mdrake34]

I seriously doubt if this guy was asking someone else if they're gay:

[AsylumGuido]

(03-01-2013 11:05 AM)mdrake34 Wrote:  I seriously doubt if this guy was asking someone else if they're gay:

You're probably right.

[AsylumGuido]

But this guy might.

[pssshhhrrr87]

I really hate that these types of issues are still relevant in today's society... Never understood why how others live their lives is of anyone else's business...


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[juraitwaluzka]

Maybe the guy asking was looking for a date.

[AsylumGuido]

(03-01-2013 01:37 PM)juraitwaluzka Wrote:  Maybe the guy asking was looking for a date.

LOL

I was thinking the same thing after my earlier post.

[Jesus]

You know you have a chance to be drafted if they send a hooker to your room.

[Drathdon]

You know, I'm not trying to get people to get all "civil rights for all!" on our message board, but really, I don't have a problem with it.

I mean, when they are examining players to play millions to (the ultimate job interview) and have doctors check every inch of their body (even finding narrowed spines), why can't they ask about sexual orientation? Isn't it also a medical necessity? Don't blood banks ask when you donate? Don't pre-surgery forms ask about sexual history?

I mean, if a team has to know every fact, it's relevant.