Former New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals free safety Kerry Rhodes has reiterated his stance that he is not gay.
The subject of homosexuality in football has come to national attention in recent weeks after 2014 Draft prospect Michael Sam publicly came out.
Rhodes faced rumours of his sexuality in April of last year when a male associate claimed that they were in a relationship together after a number of photos emerged of the pair.
However, the 31-year-old denied the claims and insists that he now no longer worries himself with what people think of him.
"I emphatically said no once and that's all I need to say and people who know me know that's definitely not the case. To me I'm definitely not and I can't control what people think, so I move on," Rhodes is quoted as saying by ESPN.
Rhodes has not received an offer from an NFL team since the rumours came out, but he does not believe that he has been "blacklisted" by teams.
