Derrius Guice, NFL prospect, says team asked him about sexuality at combine

Louisiana State running back Derrius Guice told Sirius XM NFL Radio Wednesday night that an NFL team asked him at last week’s scouting combine if he was gay.

Another team, Guice claimed, asked if his mother was a prostitute.

Guice declined to name the teams.

“Some people are really trying to get in your head and test your reaction,” Guice said. “I go in one room, and a team will ask me do I like men, just to see my reaction. I go in another room, they’ll try to bring up one of my family members or something and tell me, ’Hey, I heard your mom sells herself. How do you feel about that?’”

Guice is not the first person to face personal, possibly offensive questions of that nature at the combine, where NFL draft prospects for interviews and workouts in front of all 32 teams. Two years ago, Eli Apple was asked if he was gay. A team asked Le’Veon Bell if he “liked girls” and Dez Bryant was also asked if his mother was a prostitute.

“It’s exhausting,” Guice said. “You’re being watched and tested the whole time.”

According to the Associated Press, the NFL announced on Thursday that it was investigating whether the questions were inappropriate. 

“A question such as that is completely inappropriate and wholly contrary to league workplace policies,” a statement released by the NFL read.

“The NFL and its clubs are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees in a manner that is consistent with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, state and federal laws and the CBA. We are looking into the matter.

“The league annually reminds clubs of these workplace policies that prohibit personnel from seeking information concerning a player’s sexual orientation.”