by reporters about his sexual orientation. and nbc sports commentator mark florio says the coaches are curious too. >> here is the elephant in the room for the teams, and it shouldn't matter, but we have to step aside from the rest of reality and walk into the industry, the unique industry that is the nfl. teams want to know whether or not manti te'o is gay. they just want to know. >> we'll see a lot of new talent come out of the draft this april, always, but none of them will be really able to come out at all. i'm joined tonight by brendan ayanbadejo, who is a super bowl champion linebacker for the baltimore ravens, a three-time pro bowler, and a pioneer of marriage equality and gay rights advocacy in the national football league. brendan, congratulations first of all. you've had an awesome year, and thanks for being on the program tonight. this is a pretty dicey subject for the national football league. this is new territory for teams