Yes, let's, especially if a gay player seals a playoff win with an interception or a 30-yard run with under two minutes left.
What happens if the gay player loses the game because he fumbled at the goal line or threw an interception? You don't think the player will be the target of gay slurs from fans? And what about the fans of the other team? It would matter not whether the gay player is the hero or the goat.
Reality is that for most fans, GMs and owners, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
I suspect that having a gay player will be a headache for any owner. What happens if you want to get rid of him? Will the player claim discrimination? And what about the locker room? Will some players have a problem showering with the gay member of the team?
You can minimize the problems, but human nature and biology are hard to control. Are you gay? Not that there is anything wrong with that.
After a short time, any such player will be booed by the fans and benched or cut by the coach, just like a straight player. Any fans who shout anti-gay remarks in the stands will be isolated voices, universally ignored.
And what about the locker room? Will some players have a problem showering with the gay member of the team?
If these players stage this media event, within two years at the outside it will be completely forgotten. It will have no long-term effect on the playing field or in the locker room, and almost none among the NFL's vast and passionate fan base.
...human nature and biology are hard to control.
What actually belongs to "human nature and biology" has been known to be exaggerated.
Are you gay? Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Did you really write that?