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Conner Mertens, second from left, a redshirt freshman place kicker at Willamette University, attends a news conference at the university in Salem, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Defensive captain Jack Nelson, left, coach Glen Fowles, center, and others joined Mertens. Merters announced that he is bisexual, saying he was tired of pretending he was something he wasn't. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Danielle Peterson)

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Conner Mertens, a redshirt freshman place kicker at Willamette University, talks during a news conference at the school in Salem, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Mertens announced that he is bisexual, saying he was tired of pretending he was something he wasn't. Mertens said Tuesday he also wanted to help dispel the stereotypes and stigmas associated with bisexual athletes. &quot;It got to a point where I just got tired of it, trying to hide who I was and trying to pretend I was something I was not,&quot; he said. Mertens, 19, announced his sexual orientation to his teammates during a meeting on Monday. A story about him appeared on Outsports.com on Tuesday. AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Danielle Peterson)

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