Thorson, who played college football at both the University of Wisconsin and the University of Kansas, was signed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 but would never play in a regular season game due to injury.
Thorson said he found the inspiration to come out from other openly LGBT athletes, as well as out elected officials. "If not for the strength of athletes like Jason Collins, Michael Sam, and Brian Sims, I would likely still be struggling with my own cognitive dissonance."
