According to various reports, four gay NFL players will soon come out of the closet.
But veteran free safety Kerry Rhodes wants to make it clear: he will not be one of them.
Pictures of Rhodes surfaced this week on Media Take Out in which the player’s arms are around a man in a tank top, but Rhodes tells TMZ the shots are harmless.
“Photos have been circulating of my former assistant and I that have caused some rumors regarding my sexuality, and I wanted to address the situation,” Rhodes says in a statement. “I am not gay.”
The free agent adds that the pics were snapped during a “casual” vacation with his “entire business team.”
Rhodes does say he agrees with Magic Johnson overall, however: he’s all for those athletes who actually are homosexual:
“I know a lot of people are recently talking about athletes struggling to come out to their fans right now, and I support them, as well as wish those individuals comfort.”