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Wade Alan Davis II (born July 28, 1977) is an American speaker, activist, writer, educator, and former American football player. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Davis grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and Aurora, Colorado. He played college football at Mesa State and Weber State. In 2000, Davis signed with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL as an undrafted free agent but was cut after the preseason. Davis made his professional debut in 2001 with the NFL Europe team Berlin Thunder and won the World Bowl IX title with the Thunder. After spending the 2001 preseason with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Davis again played the 2002 regular season in the NFL Europe with the Barcelona Dragons. Davis then participated in training camps and preseasons with the Tennessee Titans in 2002 and Washington Redskins in 2003 before retiring due to injury. In 2012, Davis came out publicly speaking about what it was like to be closeted and gay in the NFL.〔Zeigler Jr., Cyd (June 5, 2012). ("Wade Davis Talks for the First Time About Being Gay, Working with LGBT Youth" ). Outsports. Retrieved January 13, 2012.〕〔Staff (June 7, 2012). ("Gay NFL Player Wade Davis Kept Secret, Feared Locker Room Impact" ). Associated Press (via AOL Sports). Retrieved January 13, 2013.〕〔Smith, Stephen (June 6, 2012). ("Former NFL Player Wade Davis I Went to Strip Club to Hide from Being Gay" ). CBS News. Retrieved January 13, 2013.〕 Davis is currently executive director for the You Can Play Project, an advocacy organization working to eradicate homophobia in professional sports. Wade develops curriculum, programming, training and conversations focused on inclusion and diversity. He formerly worked at the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York City, New York, as the Assistant Director of Job Readiness, where he helped at-promise LGBT youth learn life skills. Wade has been invited to keynote and present workshops at colleges, universities, and corporations nationally and internationally.〔Penn State News, (Athletics to host discussion on You Can Play, inclusion in sports ), October 23, 2014.〕〔Samantha Neuber, (Stanford Cal Athletes Unite for LGBT Inclusion Event ), Stanford Daily, January 30, 2014.〕〔The Huffington Post, (Wade Davis II ).〕 ==Early life and college years== Davis was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and spent most of his childhood in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was raised in a Southern Baptist family and went to church four to five times a week.〔Moore, Darnell (June 22, 2012). ("Wade Davis Jr. Former NFL Player Turned LGBT Advocate The Football Hero-Turned Educator Discusses His Journey from the Closet to the Front Lines" ). ''Ebony''. Retrieved January 13, 2013.〕 Davis was the only boy and the youngest child in his family. Davis suffered from a speech impediment and did not like to talk, which added to his feelings of loneliness. At seven years of age, Davis discovered football. Davis later moved to Aurora, Colorado and attended Overland High School, graduating in 1996.〔 Davis played college football first at Mesa State College, a small college in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1996. He transferred to Weber State University of Ogden, Utah in 1997 and played three seasons on the Weber State Wildcats football team. As a sophomore in 1997, Davis blocked two kicks. In 1999, his senior year, Davis made 11 tackles in one game for Weber State and was an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection.〔 With Weber State, Davis made 142 tackles (3 for loss), one fumble recovery, 2 forced fumbles, 20 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wade Davis (American football)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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