New York Jets linebacker DeMario Davis says he thinks gays are sinners but that doesn't mean he wouldn't welcome one to the Jets, the NY Daily News reports.
Said Davis:
"If someone was to come out on our team, we're a team that's about winning. When it comes to the (Jets), I put my personal beliefs separate from the team….According to the scriptures, and God's law, homosexuality is wrong. The act is wrong. I've got homosexuals in my family who I love to death. I've got drunks in my family. I've got people who have premarital sex in my family. And I don't agree with any of those things, but I still love and respect those people….The way that person would be viewed would not be changed. If that person were to go on and say he's a Christian and he's homosexual that doesn't change how I feel about him. That's his view, and I have mine."
Added Davis: "Anybody that can help our team, we're more than happy to have them. It's that same open-arms approach: we respect all in our locker room. We love all in our locker room.”