Super Bowl champ on trans athletes: 'Compete in the sport that God made you in'
'So, I think, at the end of the day, that’s how God made you, so you have to compete in the sport that God made you in.'
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A former Super Bowl champion has joined in the ever-growing debate about transgender athletes in sports.
Donald Driver, who won the NFL’s biggest prize with the Green Bay Packers in 2011, says that transgender athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete in female sports and that they should “compete in the sport that God made you in.”
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The former wide receiver’s comments come at a time during which transgender athletes have come under fire from U.S. President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order earlier this year banning them from female competitions.
Driver, apparently, has sided with the highest power on the subject.
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“I think, you know, God made you how he made you,” Driver told Fox News. “And I think, at the end of the day, if he made you a male, then you compete in male sports. He made you a female, you compete in female sports. I think, at the end of the day, you can’t compete at that level.
“Girls are sometimes faster than guys, guys are sometimes faster than girls. Sometimes guys are stronger, sometimes girls are not. So, I think, at the end of the day, that’s how God made you, so you have to compete in the sport that God made you in.
“So that’s where I see fit in that, knowing that I have girls and boys. You have to be very open-minded to the situation, but you also have to understand that you have to be very transparent in the conversation.
“For me, I think if God made you a certain way, then that’s the sport you compete in.”
In the U.S., Trump’s ban to protect females in women’s and girls’ sports has been praised by many, but protested by others who argue trans athletes should be entitled to compete under whichever category they choose.
Several states have defied the executive order since it was signed earlier this year, leading to ongoing furor over the subject.
Driver, who retired in 2012, played his entire 14-year NFL career with the Packers.
A four-time all-pro had 743 receptions in his career for 10,137 receiving yards and scored 61 touchdowns.
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