Ex NFL player, Wade Davis comes out as gay!  Watch the interview below!

A cornerback who spent four preseasons with three NFL teams and also played in NFL Europe has come out as gay, joining a small but growing number of former athletes who are publicly acknowledging they are gays or lesbians.

Wade Davis, who played in college at Weber State and spent the 2000 and 2002 preseasons with the Tennessee Titans, said he didn't tell his teammates he was gay because he feared the impact it would have in the locker room. Jevon Kearse and Samari Rolle were among his closest friends on the Titans, and he would later be invited to Rolle's wedding.
"You just want to be one of the guys, and you don't want to lose that sense of family," Davis said in an interview with Outsports.com. "Your biggest fear is that you'll lose that camaraderie and family."

But Kearse said he doesn't think Davis being openly gay would have changed anything.

"I know there have been a lot more than just Wade," Kearse told Outsports. "It's just becoming more acceptable, which is a good thing so they can come out and not feel secluded."

While there has yet to be an openly gay player in any of the four major American professional leagues, several players have come out after retiring, including former NBA forward John Amaechi, NFL lineman Esera Tuaolo and major leaguer Billy Bean. Rick Welts, president and chief operating officer of the Golden State Warriors, is openly gay.

Davis' football career ended in 2003, after he got hurt in training camp. He is now a staff member at the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York, which serves, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.

Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press 

DTLA is a self-financed, gay scripted drama series, best described as a cross between "Queer As Folk" and "Swingers."

DTLA depicts the relationships of seven friends with varied ethnic, cultural, and sexual orientations who work and live in the vibrant community of Downtown Los Angeles. It's a story of love, friendship, loyalty, and being true to oneself - no matter what the cost. It is the first dramatic series with gay leads since "Queer as Folk," "Noah's Arc," and "The L Word."

The ensemble cast includes Darryl Stephens of "Noah's Arc," newcomer Matthew Stephen Herrick, Marshelle Fair of "Painting in the Rain," Ernest Pierce of "Lincoln Heights," Patrick McDonald of "Drop Dead Diva," Hiro Tanaka who played the role of Angel in the Tokyo run of "Rent," A. Scott Pretty of "Super 8," JC Jones of "Glee," and Ryan Izay of "Max's Big Day."

The series also stars Danny Roberts of "MTV's Real World," Erin Daniels of "The L Word," Tiffany Pollard of "VH1's I Love New York," TV/Radio personality B. Scott, Luenell of "Borat," Julie Goldman of "Big Gay Sketch," Billy McNamara of "Doing Time On Maple Drive," and Leslie Jordan of "Will & Grace."

Executive Produced by Larry Kennar, Darryl Stephens, Helene Shaw, and Michael Andres Palmieri.  Check out the DTLA series trailer below!