MILWAUKEE, May 1 (UPI) -- A former NFL player says a Wisconsin church canceled his speaking date after he tweeted support for NBA player Jason Collins' decision to come out as gay.
LeRoy Butler -- who played defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1990-2001 -- said he got a call from officials at a church he did not identify after he sent a Twitter message congratulating Collins. He said the pastor told him the church would cancel an anti-bullying presentation he was scheduled to give unless he removed the tweet, asked God's forgiveness and apologized, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.