LSU senior running back Alfred Blue issued an apology and clarification Friday following his comments that appeared in a Daily Reveille story regarding the possibility of a homosexual athlete on the LSU football team.

“I understand that my comments may have sounded insensitive to those who read the Reveille article on Friday. I in no way meant to belittle any person’s way of life and feel that everyone deserves a chance to become whatever they want to be,” Blue said in a statement.

In the quote that appeared, Blue called football a violent and aggressive sport that grown men are supposed to play.

“Ain’t no little boys out here between them lines,” Blue said in the story. “So if you gay, we look at you as a sissy. You know? Like, how you going to say you can do what we do and you want a man?”

In the statement, Blue also clarified the extent of his interview was not included in the story.

“One of my comments that was left out of Friday’s article shows this. I told the reporter that if any person can help to contribute to the team, then that is the bottom line. I apologize if anyone was hurt by my comments and also to everyone that I may have let down,” he said.

Later in his interview with The Daily Reveille, Blue said the team would come to accept a homosexual athlete.

“I’m pretty sure [LSU coach Les Miles] would probably sit the team down and just talk about it, talk about the situation and explain to us even though that’s how he wants to be, it doesn’t change his play and how he contributes to the team,” Blue said.

The full audio recording of The Daily Reveille’s interview with Blue is available here.