VIDEO: This Newscaster Has Plenty To Say About an Openly Gay Football Player

WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen has become a viral sensation in the past week thanks to a two-minute commentary aired during a broadcast last Monday. 

During his station's 10pm newscast, Hansen took the opportunity to speak about Michael Sam, a former University of Missouri defensive end who came out to various national media outlets on Sunday.

His announcement came just ahead of the NFL draft for the coming season, a crucial time for rising stars in the game.

Michael Sam, who came out to various news media outlets in the US last weekend

“Several NFL officials are telling Sports Illustrated it will hurt him on draft day because a gay player wouldn’t be welcome in an NFL locker room. It would be uncomfortable, because that’s a man’s world”, Hansen said.

What came next is pretty awesome, and has so far garnered over three million views on YouTube.

Hansen told Dallas News he believed viewers were expecting a different viewpoint.

“They see a big, fat old guy from Dallas, Texas, and they thought they knew what the redneck was going to say,” he said. “I guess they were wrong.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olc5C4SXAYM#t=12