I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play this game. If you look at the film, clearly I can. So, I'll leave it at that.

I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.

The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot.

I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play this game. If you look at the film, clearly I can. So, I'll leave it at that.

To anyone out there especially young people feeling like they don't fit in and will never be accepted, please know this, great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.

But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one.

It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.