[blam]

-Roll Tide-

[BBell]

Who cares?

[FamiliarFace]

It would explain why he felt compelled to lie about a relationship with a girl when he had never met her (though he claimed he had early on).

[jiggyboy]

“But if he’s going to get caught in a scandal and then tell a lot of lies, that’s kinda secondary.”

[OKSooner]

Honestly I think the dude got mixed up in that deal because there's nothing he wanted MORE than a girlfriend - a real one.

He did believe it, and he believed it because it (she) was the object of his desire (imagination).

Other than that I wouldn't speculate.

[OKRA2012]

He is one of the following.

1. Very Stupid

2. Extremely Naive

3. Gay

Of those three, NFL teams would likely prefer the third.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

All this hype over his sexuality and the non-existant girlfriend masks the fact that Alabama made him look like what he is. A media over hyped Notre Dame Player who wouldn’t make the third team in the SEC. I would be surprised if he is picked in the first 5 rounds.

[Perdogg]

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[Perdogg]

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[onedoug]

‘It’s Raining Football Players’ bump....

[dfwgator]

He gets "Three Snaps and Your Backfield in Motion."

[Mr. Jeeves]

Many teams are going to pass on him. He’s a risk.

[JimSEA]

Dennis Rodman is as disgusting POS as you are likely to stumble across. He was, all in all, a plus for his team on the court. This Manti Te’o seems certain to promise some “mentoring” and unpredictable press attention. It is likely to be just a judgment call on pros (he can play) vs cons (he may be an attention whore). Is Manti a Neon Dieon or a Dennis Rodman.

[Bender2]

Re: An NFL Insider Says NFL Teams Want To Know If Manti Te'o Is Gay

So... do we?

Speak for yourself... Sulu!

Me? I want to know the phone number of that hot chick... he was dating--

[AppyPappy]

I’m guessing that a lot of NFL players are on the down low.

[BO Stinkss]

He certainly plays gay.

Roll Tide

[BO Stinkss]

[ThomasThomas]

When I first this story on the radio I assumed his girl friend was really Phil Hendrie.

[dennisw]

This sounds like racist or homophobic discrimination...or something like that. I too am appalled that NFL teams would stoop so low.

Rest assured I am second to no one in being appalled by this BLATANT HOMOPHOBIA

[dennisw]

This sounds like racist or homophobic discrimination...or something like that. I too am appalled that NFL teams would stoop so low.

Rest assured I am second to no one in being appalled by this BLATANT HOMOPHOBIA

[Condor51]

Is Manti Te'o gay? Well .. let's see what we have 'so far'.

• Has make believe 'girlfriend'.
• His Major at Notre Dame is .... ta-da ... Graphic Design (snicker).
• The salary range for a graphic designer is from $35,000 to $60,000 a year.
• Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says Te'o's sexuality is, "the elephant in the room".
  (in English that means: Uh Yeah, Duh!)

Now I don't care if he is gay or not -- but -- the team that drafts him better care. A whole fricken lot! As if he is gay he'd be even a bigger distraction than he already is and distraction causes dissension. Which is the last thing any team needs (ref: NY Jets), especially if they're a playoff team, or rebuilding/regrouping for a run in a year or two (ref: Da Bears).

But one thing I don't get is how gaga teams were over him as being an NFL Middle Linebacker. He's too small, he's only 6'-1"(& 241#). And the way football fudges players height (and weight) I really doubt he's 6'-1". So he can't play LB, especially 'Mike', and he's to heavy to be a safety. If any position would be right for him it would be Fullback, which most teams don't use any longer and he'd have to be able to catch a pass. Can he?

Anyway, the way things seem to be going downhill for him at light-speed he'll be drafted late, really really late -- if he's drafted at all. So I hope he can make it on his $60,000 a year salary as a Graphic Designer.