![]() "You never know what's going on in someone's inner world," Neukirch said. Former teammate Jordan Neukirch said he reached out to Underwood personally to let him know he regretted using any discriminatory language back then and that it wasn't reflective of how much he respected him. ![]() On GMA on Wednesday, Underwood described football being his main identity and that locker room homophobic language throughout his high school and college career played a part in him staying closeted. He always led by example here (at Illinois State) and he's doing that (in his public life)." ![]() I think I speak for all of his former teammates in saying that we support him in coming (out as gay). I've always been very proud of him and couldn't be happier for him. He was one of the hardest workers I've ever coached as both a student and an athlete. "He was a poster child for doing everything right on the football field and in training. "Everyone knows him as this popular guy," Illinois State coach Brock Spack said. Underwood latched on with several teams in the NFL after going undrafted- with the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders, though he never appeared in a game. He helped guide the Redbirds to the FCS playoff quarterfinals in 2012. Underwood was a two-time All-American as part of ISU's program from 2010-13 – recording 215 career tackles while playing as a linebacker and tight end.
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