Beefy former NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow paid a visit to a former high school teammate who was shot in the Orlando terrorist attack.
Rodney Sumter played high school football with Tebow, and was working as a bartender at Pulse nightclub during the attack, which left him with multiple injuries. The Orlando Sentinel reports:
Sumter was a bartender at the Pulse. He was shot three times and has two broken arms, according to his Instagram account and the Florida Times-Union. Valencia nursing student Joshua McGill noticed Sumter bleeding from both arms outside the nightclub and helped treat his wounds until he reached the ORMC emergency room, according to an NBC News report
He was wounded and recovering at the Orlando Regional Medical Center during the surprise visit from Tebow. The two took different paths after high school:
After Tebow and Sumter competed together at Nease High, Tebow won two national titles and the Heisman Trophy while leading the Florida Gators. Sumter played at Jacksonville University before eventually moving to Orlando to work as a dancer and bartender.
Sumter wrote on Instagram:
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“My high school quarterback left the Bahamas to come and see me. Tebow has always been an awesome person.”
Definitely an awesome person, a great football player, and a true ally. We’ll call this one another touchdown for Tebow.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
“Definitely an awesome person, a great football player, and a true ally. We’ll call this one another touchdown for Tebow.”
I don’t know about all of this. His visit was not documented on his social media either. In my opinion, when a celeb ignores events like this on thier social media, which holds a good portion of their fan base, that tells me something and it’s not good. That’s just my opinion.
Xzamilio
“Definitely an awesome person”–
He’s never been anything other than a nice soft spoken person in the media and even I’ll admit that some people were unnecessarily hard on him.
“…a great football player” —
Bitch where?
“…and a true ally.”
“True ally” is seriously pushing it. He’s never said anything anti-LGBT and even canceled an appearance at some church after the pastor was recorded saying anti-LGBT things. He has however done things with anti-gay group Focus on the Family, including that anti-abortion ad that ran during the Super Bowl (that was the only way he was making an appearance lol) but he appears one of those progressive Christians (or buffet Christians as I call them)
“We’ll call this one another touchdown for Tebow.”
Now, that’s funny!!!
Xzamilio
@Baba Booey Fafa Fooey: LOL!! I see that last sentence got your attention, too.
DCguy
“Definitely an awesome person, a great football player, and a true ally. We’ll call this one another touchdown for Tebow.”
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True Ally?! He donated a bunch of money to his fathers ministry which was not gay friendly. He was speaking in front of a group that was anti-gay and only backed out over social media blew it up.
He also did an ad for Focus on the Family
If you know of any time he has come out as an lgbt true ally, please let me know because I am unaware of any of that.
Here is a Queerty article where he and the Broncos were named anti-gay douche’s of the week.
http://www.queerty.com/denver-broncos-tim-tebow-take-vow-of-silence-over-lgbt-support-20111223
Captain Obvious
It’s suddenly cool to pretend to like gay people for 5 minutes. Where were these people before 49 were murdered in a club? Where will they be when the press dies down? Get real with the worship.
Sansacro
“Definitely an awesome person, a great football player, and a true ally. We’ll call this one another touchdown for Tebow.”
What lazy journalism. An ally?? Does writer Rob Smith know anything about Tebow? His crazy Christianity? Also, is the bartender even gay? It’s nice Tebow visited his former college mate, but more info is needed on this hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner Tebow visit.
odawg
True ally? LOL! I don’t think so!
Tackle
Another FUMBLE for this writer. He’s quickly turning into the laughing stock at Queerty…
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
“Touchdown” or conversion
leigy
Didn’t Tim Tebow go on record more than once saying he was not for gay marriage? He has spoken at and for many religious Christian organizations that are very against gay marriage and gay rights, like Focus on the Family. Obviously, Queerty isn’t a politically savvy lgbt news site but this is probably an article that could be considered for deletion.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
@Xzamilio: LOL — I know. Maybe Bizarro Tim Tebow likes gays.
misterhollywood
He has a history of aligning himself with the religious right. Perhaps he has turned a leaf since Orlando but his history does not seem to demonstrate this.
http://dot429.com/articles/1607-questions-rising-over-tim-tebow-s-lgbt-stance
AxelDC
Until Tebow comes out, he should not be covered by Queerty.
Mo Bro
Why do so many here have such disdain for someone who reached out in such a positive manner? Jealousy? Bitterness toward straights? Sociopathy? I’m seriously stunned by the nastiness posted herein.
The logic seems to be that a Muslim killed gays, so Muslims are victims, but when a Christian visits said Muslim’s gay victim, that Christian is evil.
@Tackle:
I personally am glad that Rob Smith is on board to post viewpoints normally not associated with the rabid left, but I understand your desire to shut down voices you disagree with—liberals always do.
tham
Yeah Tebow is pretty doable. I’d totally be his live in “assistant”…for like a year or so…
Bob LaBlah
Forgive me for going slightly off topic here but why hasn’t the gay media reported on the celebrities whose music is played in damn near every gay club regarding their SILENCE on what happened at Pulse? I swear I do NOT understand you young gay men and women of today.
Brian
At least Tim Tebow went and cared for the victims. Where was Beyonce, the much loved “gay icon”? How about Britney Spears? Isn’t she the “diva” that gay twinks shake their uteruses to in dance clubs? How about Madonna? Is she still raking in millions on her tour?
Face it – it took a good Christian man like Tim to go and actually see the victims of Orlando. Email me when your latest “diva” does the same.
DCguy
@Mo Bro: stated ” “I personally am glad that Rob Smith is on board to post viewpoints normally not associated with the rabid left, but I understand your desire to shut down voices you disagree with—liberals always do.”
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Disagree with? Ohhh, that’s right, you mean that him doing a TV ad for the Anti-gay bigoted Hate Group focus on the Family, that doesn’t think lgbts should have civil rights is a “Difference of Opinion”.
That is why you nauseating Log Cabin sell outs have gone beyond just shilling for an anti-gay party. You are now an active anti-gay hate group. When you chalk up bigoted hate groups as having a “Different Opinion” you have moved waaaay beyond political differences into full on deranged hate.
Tackle
@Mo Bro: Yes I’m sure you are glad he’s on board! And everyone, meet Rob’s boyfriend!!
Hussain-TheCanadian
@Mo Bro: Yes, Mateen’s identity is only one layer, and that is Muslim. No other layers, no other identities, no other feelings – just Muslim…sounds legit.
Your logic is no different from those you’re supposedly criticizing.
stanpaske
@AxelDC: Agreed. I have not thought or cred until lately. He is co-host on “Home Free” on Fox. Suddenly, my gaydar blew-up and my house blew-up! Should I send him the bill?
SportGuy
Tebow is so hot!
Louis
It was nice what he did but this doesnt prove a single thing about him being an actual ally to our community.
Actions speak louder then words and his past regarding the right wing organizations that he has openly supported especially Focus on the Family which has a dreadful record of anti gay propaganda it is very telling as to his support of our community.
GG
If Tim’s visit cheered Rodney, then I’m okay with that.
Chris
They are friends from high school. That Tebow went to see, privately without posting anything anywhere, speaks to the personal nature of that visit. Since many of my “friends” from high school and I have grown apart, I think this visit to his hospitalized high school friend speaks a lot about Tebow’s loyalty to his friends. However, I don’t make anything more out of this visit than that.