Thursday, August 22, 2013

Where's Kerry Rhodes' SI Cover?

I'm sure everyone remembers this feel-good story about the first gay athlete in sports.  I knew Robbie Rogers in high school, so I consider Jason Collins to be the 2nd gay athlete to come out of the closet.  Rogers may be the only one considering no NBA teams are currently willing to sign up for this media sideshow for a glorified practice dummy.

This brings us to the curious case of cornerback Kerry Rhodes.  His partner decided to get a little too ballsy by posting photos of them while on vacation.  Since these pictures surfaced, he hasn't been able to even get a LOOK by an NFL team.  Not even a fucking training camp.

Let me put this in context.  Rhodes started 15 of the Arizona Cardinals 16 games last year opposite Patrick Peterson.  He finished the season with 67 tackles, 4 INTs, 2 forced fumbles, and 11 passes deflected.  Those type of numbers don't grow on trees.  I know plenty of teams that need help at corner, just not his.

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