Brendon Ayanbadejo

Wide receiver Vincent Jackson #83 of the San Diego Chargers is tackled by Brendon Ayanbadejo #51 of the Baltimore Ravens after a reception in the third quarter at Qualcomm Stadium on September 20, 2009 in San Diego, California. The Ravens defeated the Chargers 31-26. (Getty Images) more pics » Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo recently showed his support of same-sex marriage by attending an event put on by Equality Maryland, and writing a piece for the Huffington Post about his beliefs. He said there will be a day when people look back and are shocked that there was a time when same-sex couples did ... Read Full Story

More on Baltimore Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo who is emerging as one of the most articulate supporters of gay rights in pro sports . BA tells the Washington Blade that growing up in progressive Santa Cruz, Calif., made it easy for him to become an ally and write the Huffington Post pro-marriage equality op-ed that declared " we will look back in 10, 20, 30 years and be amazed that gays and lesbians did not have the same rights as everyone else ." "It’s a liberal town, and when you grow up there you might have a gay or lesbian teacher or a classmate ... Read Full Story

Somebody must have slipped something into the Gatorade of the National Football League. Or, better yet, maybe we're finally seeing hearts and minds starting to change in the wide world of professional male sports. But within the past two weeks, two high profile NFL players have reiterated their support for marriage equality. And in doing so, at least according to some, they're potentially changing the hyper-masculinity of a sporting culture that all too frequently shames sexual orientation instead of celebrates it. First it was Baltimore Ravens Pro-Bowl player Brendon Ayanbadejo, who penned an article on HuffPost supporting same-sex marriage and was subsequently honored by ... Read Full Story

Ex-Bear Brendon Ayanbadejo was officially ruled out for the season with a torn quadriceps. Ayanbadejo has been a special teams leader for most of his career, but this season for the Ravens he was more than that. In four games this season Ayanbadejo had 22 tackles, one sack and one interception. The 33 year old Ayanbadejo was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week last week, when he recorded four tackles, one sack and one interception. It’s a shame to see such a good former Bears player finally get a shot in the starting lineup go down with a devastating injury. The Ravens were ... Read Full Story

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo's public support for marriage equality is good for sports and is winning him many gay fans , says Outsports editor Jim Buzinski at the Washington Post . Buzinski is editing a pro-con conversation around Ayanabadejo at WaPo's NFL blog and linked to Rod 2.0's coverage several times. Read Full Story