Did Rodgers flirt with pro sports immortality last summer?

[channtheman]

Upon further review, Aaron Rodgers is gay.

[Patler]

I post a lot of threads here. I've been aware of this buzz and Aaron Rodgers being suspected as GAY for some extended time period.

I didn't feel any need to post such on this forum.

It's not my position to deem that Patler errored in establishing this thread. There is no such thing on Packerrats except to get into anything political, as I understand it there is a place for that in FYI. Also some mode of recognition and respect must be afforded 'the Ladies' in terms of posting anything deemed leud.

Patler is a member that I certainly need not struggle to respect here.

I respect Patler for his total contribution to this forum.

I'm not always going to agree with him. I may debate Patler and from that I trust we both may learn something new from such exchange.

My position and Aaron Rodgers sexuality is clearly posted.

Are you under the belief that I am just hearing the rumors about Rodgers for the first time? Are you assuming I started this thread to debate whether or not Rodgers actually is gay? Do you think I care one iota whether Rodgers is gay or not?

The rumors about Rodgers' sexuality have been around several years, and I believe have been mentioned on here before at about the time the existence of his girlfriend (fiancee?) was discussed.

This thread is really just an expansion of the thread you started only a little more than a month ago:


http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...yer-Fell-Apart


I started this thread because a national story came out on Monday with inferences about the Rodgers/Lanflisi relationship. That story was being discussed on other Packer websites, not to debate whether or not Rodgers is gay, but to discuss the story, the timing of the story and what impact it might have on the Packers preparation for the 49ers.

Rodgers' denial will not end the discussion, that will take time and it may not ever disappear complete as long as he remains single (just as it hasn't ended even for Aikman).

Why did you think the topic was legitimate a month ago, but not now when some see a possible link to Rodgers?

[packrulz]

ARod isn't gay, but he is picky. Pretty slim pickin's here is WI. Moooo.

[bobblehead]

I still think the story of a gay FA safety is very much a story for packerrats though.

[Pugger]

I don't give a flying rip. The rumors flew, Rodgers responded, end of this story. The story of someone eventually coming out I think would be less about the athlete coming out and more about the response from his team behind closed locker room doors. However we're not privy to the content of those conversations. While everyone will probably say the PC thing in front of the cameras, it may be quite a different story once the bright lights are out as there are still some who won't readily accept a gay teammate particularly in a locker room. This is likely precisely why no current player has made that leap.

I find it repugnant that these rumors begin in the first place. What, a nice looking famous person is 30 and still single so the reason MUST be because he/she is gay? It was a shame Aaron had to address it in the first place.

[pbmax]

This thread....

...only on packerrats.

And Black Sports Online, they'll cover anything over there. I think that's where Moob went.

[pbmax]

I still think the story of a gay FA safety is very much a story for packerrats though.

Yep. If ever a semi-free market matched up a seller and buyer better, I don't remember it. If the GM was anyone but Ted, I would assume the Packers were one of the teams under discussion.

[pbmax]

I find it repugnant that these rumors begin in the first place. What, a nice looking famous person is 30 and still single so the reason MUST be because he/she is gay? It was a shame Aaron had to address it in the first place.

Its a very common trope, the gay athletic icon. And that kind of rumor predates Aikman and Young in the NFL. I have also heard it about Favre, McNabb and Brady.

Its the product of wishful thinking between fans of other teams, publishers/writers and a group of people looking for a barrier to fall.

[Fritz]

Yep. If ever a semi-free market matched up a seller and buyer better, I don't remember it. If the GM was anyone but Ted, I would assume the Packers were one of the teams under discussion.

If a guy can play the game, I'm pretty sure the vast majority of Packerrats don't care about his sexuality. We've been starving for a real safety ever since Nick Collins got hurt, and if TT signed a guy who could really, really play, no one here would give a shit about his personal life. Hell, we've embraced thugs and wife beaters in this forum before, so who would care about someone's sexuality?

And besides that, there is also the potential for great fun in the game-day commentary. Imagine.

"Boy, he really drilled that dude!"

"Yeah, he just creamed him."

"Man, he's a real head hunter."

"Nice sack!"

[pbmax]

If a guy can play the game, I'm pretty sure the vast majority of Packerrats don't care about his sexuality. We've been starving for a real safety ever since Nick Collins got hurt, and if TT signed a guy who could really, really play, no one here would give a shit about his personal life. Hell, we've embraced thugs and wife beaters in this forum before, so who would care about someone's sexuality?

And besides that, there is also the potential for great fun in the game-day commentary. Imagine.

"Boy, he really drilled that dude!"

"Yeah, he just creamed him."

"Man, he's a real head hunter."

"Nice sack!"

He is not Collins or Reed in his prime, but he was more than just serviceable. No idea how he fits in Capers scheme. He has been a couple of places, but usually productive. I have not seen him play all that much.

[King Friday]

The guy has his hands up a guy's ass every Sunday. Of course he's gay.

[woodbuck27]

Are you under the belief that I am just hearing the rumors about Rodgers for the first time? Are you assuming I started this thread to debate whether or not Rodgers actually is gay? Do you think I care one iota whether Rodgers is gay or not?

The rumors about Rodgers' sexuality have been around several years, and I believe have been mentioned on here before at about the time the existence of his girlfriend (fiancee?) was discussed.

This thread is really just an expansion of the thread you started only a little more than a month ago:


http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...yer-Fell-Apart


I started this thread because a national story came out on Monday with inferences about the Rodgers/Lanflisi relationship. That story was being discussed on other Packer websites, not to debate whether or not Rodgers is gay, but to discuss the story, the timing of the story and what impact it might have on the Packers preparation for the 49ers.

Rodgers' denial will not end the discussion, that will take time and it may not ever disappear complete as long as he remains single (just as it hasn't ended even for Aikman).

Why did you think the topic was legitimate a month ago, but not now when some see a possible link to Rodgers?

Hi Patler:

"Are you under the belief that I am just hearing the rumors about Rodgers for the first time?" Patler

I had no idea what you knew, specific to Aaron Rodgers and his choice of sexuality, Patler.

" Rodgers' denial will not end the discussion, that will take time and it may not ever disappear complete as long as he remains single (just as it hasn't ended even for Aikman)." Patler

That's your opinion and would clash with mine Patler. Why?

Your thread is specific to the Packers star player Aaron Rodgers. The clear MVP of the Green Bay Packers .

A man that has declared, 'for whatever need is his business', that he's NOT Gay. That in fact he really realy likes woman...*** not girls He's an adult male and Aaron Rodgers "really really likes women".

*** I hope at Packerrats we are clear on that much. Before some other 'shit' hits the proverbial fan.

That's it then any focus on this and Aaron Rodgers is a harbour of exactly what Aaron Rodgers and I would expect the Green Bay Packers do not want as any distraction at this time. Look at the size of this thread and as long as it's up and going; which is entirely cool. I'll post my reactions to it as any member at Packerrats is free to do.

Packerrats is like Canada.

Open and free or strong / intelligent in it's approach of discussion and understanding many things. I hope that's obvious to the membership as a whole.

Patler:

Did you do a read over of that thread I posted ...your LINK?

That thread was broadly focused on a specific event /non-event. Something that was to be historic going to fizzle.

That was somewhat a discussion on the matter of FA Kerry Rhodes and 3-Time Pro Bowl player and former Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo and positions they held RE: Free choice in terms of 'loving relationships' or basic human rights.

The main focus was that a high profile NFL Gay player [ player(s) !? ] was/were planning to come out of the closet together with the support of the NFL team that player / player (s?) was signed to.

Just as that historic event was about to go down ... it collapsed.

I thought that this was alarming and started a thread to see how Packerrats felt about this story written by award-winning sportswriter Mike Freeman; the author of the fascinating and insightful book 'Bloody Sundays'. Have you read it Patler? It's an interesting read.

My thread had all of 22 posts on it ...23 now.

That thread was basically ignored by the majority share posters at Packerrats. Canadian posters the exception.

That thread focused primarily on the topic and questions. A Gay NFL player (s) coming out openly as being Gay and supported as such by team (s).

Why didn't any of the reported team's and players actually come out? "A player was going to publicly say he was gay with the full knowledge and support of his sexuality by his NFL team." Then it was revealed that there was the possibility of more players than 'one' declaring his sexuality as Gay. Those players being openly supportive of his sexuality. That possibility of multiple players coming out was recanted.

"Gay-rights advocate and former Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo said in April that he believed several gay players might come out.

Ayanbadejo later backed away RE: number of players yet stood by his statement that a gay player would soon emerge onto the NFL stage."

My thread on this matter:

Includes viewpoints centered on anything from 'who gives a shit', which psychologists would say often means....; to who cares in these times or "why's that an issue" ?

My thread hardly gets to the core issue and any overall opinion from the membership. You and pbmax participated but the thread is dominated by a Canadian participation. Maybe because the topic is outside any Green Bay Packer team focus!?

Maybe because some Packerrats ...simply "don't give a shit"? That's an Uhh!? with me.

Remarkably to me that coarse or rather distainful response ! What reason for such response behooves me; yet it takes all kinds to round out this world. I lean on the fair side, and chalk that up to simple ignorance. May ignorance not ever be excused?

[Zool]

My only issue is the pic of AR a couple pages back. He's getting a little doughy around the mid section. Let's start doing some more core work Aaron.

[Joemailman]

no shit, is he better then md jennings?

sign him up

You're setting the bar way too low there.

[pbmax]

My only issue is the pic of AR a couple pages back. He's getting a little doughy around the mid section. Let's start doing some more core work Aaron.

I saw a pic of Manning not too long ago and he kinda had the same thing going, maybe SNL?. QBs must not have strict weight limits to watch. Rothliesberger looks like someone's 40 year old Dad.