Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe
has said the debate on gay marriage in the locker room has been “very
respectful.”
Kluwe is among the small number of NFL
players who are speaking out in favor of the issue.
Another player is Baltimore Ravens
linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo.
Ayanbadejo, whose team will play in Sunday's
Super Bowl, told CBS News from New Orleans that younger players in
the NFL are more open.
“The young guys now coming in to the
NFL are a lot more open minded, a lot more progressive,” Ayanbadejo
said. “And it's an idea of where we are going as a nation.”
When asked if anyone had asked him to
keep quiet on the issue, Kluwe said, “Nope, haven't had that.”
“It's been very respectful. And I
think part of that also comes down to the fact that guys in the
locker room realize that we are there to win football games. At the
end of the day, I don't get paid for making political statements.”
(Watch
the entire segment at CBS News' YouTube channel.)