Paula Deen Quote of the Day — “I’m like that Black Football Player”

“I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will always follow my name. It’s like that black football player who recently came out. He said, ‘I just want to be known as a football player. I don’t want to be known as a gay football player.’ I know exactly what he’s saying.” Paula Deen, on how her media struggles relate to the NFL’s first openly gay prospect, Michael Sam.