The 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick appeared on ESPN’s Sunday Conversation this week with Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to talk about openly gay athletes entering the locker room. When they were asked if NFL draft prospect Michael Sam would be accepted in their locker rooms, both agreed saying absolutely.
Newton:
His job is a linebacker. Colin said it best when he said we don’t worry about each other when we’re outside of football. Of course we have, ‘Are you OK? Is there anything I can help you with?’ But the main focus is, we’re football players. We’re here in this organization for one reason and one reason only. And if you’re able to help us attain that winning success, your personal life is your personal life.
Kaepernick:
No one cares if you’re black, white, straight gay, Christian, Jewish, whatever it may be. When you step on that field you’re a member of, in my case the 49ers, or the Carolina Panthers, that’s your job. That’s your occupation.
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