Another gay football player tells his story - Years past retirement, Roy Simmons has finally talked to the NYTimes about his life as a gay pro. (Why is this article in the "Fashion & Style" section online?) We already knew of Simmons as a gay former NFL'er, after coming out on the Donahue show in 1992. He's the 1980's counterpart to B-haus perennial Esera Tuaolo, who played in the 90's, and 70's football star David Kopay. As he recounts it, Simmons -- the only one of the three who is black -- was an exemplar of the troubled DL lifestyle, and he became a drug addict and HIV positive as a result. Simmons talked to the Times as part of a round of press appearances connected with World AIDS Day.