I must admit, that fits the MO of a communist sympathizer: leaves a lucrative job in the NFL w/ all the perks that go with it, to join a squad of elite troops who regularly put themselves in harms way to defend our way of life. Or not.
I had heard that rumor as well, specifically that he was a fan of Howard Zinn. Smelt fishy to me right away.
When I think of Zinn readers I think of guys who play professional football, and leave that career to fight for America when it's attacked. Riiiight /sarc