I don't think he needed to keep it to himself. He also didn't need to make a public announcement about it. He wanted to do so, fine, but he didn't need to. Some of his teammates already knew, many others figured he was gay. Sounds like nobody cared, so why not leave it at that? That's my only point in all this. 20 year olds don't care about this stuff anymore, or 99% of them anyhow. It matters though. To that 15 year old kid who struggles with not telling his teammates. To that kid growing up who's never seen a gay professional athlete, other than in women's sports. Every step and every person brings more to the table and helps change the tide of misinformation, hatred, and bigotry.