INTERVIEW: Chris Kluwe, NFL Punter, and Outspoken Athlete on the TPQ

Chris Kluwe was a punter in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings for eight years. Married with children, Kluwe decided to speak out on a societal issue that he cared about. (Marriage equality.) According to Kluwe, his employer responded with harassment and eventually it cost him his job. He recently wrote about the experience in a powerful piece entitled “I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot” published on DeadSpin.com. This week’s Saturday Reblog is a recent interesting interview of the former NFL player by a poetry website.

Chris Kluwe was a punter in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings for eight years. Married with children, Kluwe decided to speak out on a societal issue that he cared about. (Marriage equality.) According to Kluwe, his employer responded with harassment and eventually it cost him his job. He recently wrote about the experience in […]

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