Brendan Ayanbadejo has been vocal about his stance on same-sex marriage for some time.

Earlier this week, there was a buzz in Maryland as Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo said he was OK with same-sex marriage. That wasn’t the news that caused the buzz. It was the reaction from local pastor and state house of delegates-member Emmett C. Burns Jr. (D-Baltimore County) who condemned Ayanbadejo for being open with his thoughts on the topic.

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This obviously is something that I’ve touched on before and I think it needs repeating. I think that we need to understand that sports can’t just be viewed as a game. It’s not anymore.

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As a sports fan and a sports writer, I have seen both sides of what sports can mean to a fan, community. I’ve seen the over the top fandom that leads people to do illogical things. But at the same time, I’ve seen how a sport can uplift a city and bring unity.

With that in mind, these past several days really showed me what exactly sports is all about. But do we get too obsessive with sports sometimes? Or do we undervalue the impact of what sports means.

This is part two of a two-part series in which I look at the sports and why we can’t just look at it as just a game.

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As a sports fan and a sports writer, I have seen both sides of what sports can mean to a fan, community. I’ve seen the over the top fandom that leads people to do illogical things. But at the same time, I’ve seen how a sport can uplift a city and bring unity.

With that in mind, these past several days really showed me what exactly sports is all about. But do we get too obsessive with sports sometimes? Or do we undervalue the impact of what sports means.

This is part one of a two-part series in which I look at the sports and how we as fans are too crazy about it or how we’re not crazy enough.

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