After Eli Apple, The NFL Must Kick Homophobia Out Of Football; HuffingtonPost.com, 3/5/16

Erick Fernandez, HuffingtonPost.com; After Eli Apple, The NFL Must Kick Homophobia Out Of Football:

"If the investigation confirms the story we've heard, NFL fans should expect the league to come down hard on the assistant coach. A small financial penalty or a two- or three-game suspension isn't enough. What the coach did was not only intrusive and disrespectful -- in a number of states, asking that type of question during the hiring process is illegal.

Whether the Falcons release the coach in question or suspend the person for a large part of the season, the penalty must be severe enough to discourage any other coach from ever again invading a prospective player's privacy this way.

As this latest instance demonstrates, professional football can still be an unwelcoming place for gay athletes. The NFL and the Falcons must show they're trying to change that culture -- and soon."