Outsports Person of the Year: Ryan O’Callaghan.
In 2017 we saw an increasingly loud conversation about why more current professional athletes in the Big Five sports leagues don’t come out publicly. No one has come out publicly since three men took the leap — Robbie Rogers, Jason Collins and Michael Sam — in 2013 and 2014. Pundits wonder about potential abuse by fans, harassment in the locker room, the loss of endorsement deals and a whole slew of red herrings that are raised every time the conversation pops up. Read the full article HERE.