Steve Buckley joins Mut and Merloni to give his reaction to the news that Jason Collins has publicly announced he is gay. An emotional Buckley looks back to his moment in January 2011 where he had the courage to make a similar annoucement.

[0:00:26] ... what 2011 so couple years ago and now we talked today about Jason Collins the first active professional athlete in this country. Coming out announcing that he is gay but joins -- spot but Lou -- I'm so I think you gonna call -- he -- NFL draft they have all my -- here in front of me so -- there and go. We we we were book you know we we were listen I want -- obviously with Jason Collins now coming on the Sports Illustrated article. You know yourself in the sports community in Boston a lot of courage a lot ...
[0:02:45] ... experience couple years ago and deciding when and where is your read Jason Collins today and SI. There are some similarities when you read that story is that sound familiar to UN and what you went ...
[0:03:20] ... I I think that. In his PC -- Salina was that the CIA agent or something that you need to be. Fairly calm when destined if you read the league being fourth the other Billy Beane ...
[0:04:14] ... -- and not you know basically blow open every opportunity look at Jason Collins. And I stopped myself when I said the perfect player because of the -- respected have been around the league for a long time because don't -- to be a perfect player to -- I think you should -- -- -- When you look at him and how well these respected. How do you feel about Jason Collins himself being the first one. Like to keep it's not that stupid cliche but I think he's the perfect representative in that ...






Former Celtic and current NBA free agent Jason Collins announced to the world he is gay, making him the first athlete in a major pro sport to do so in America. Mut and Merloni react.
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