In the city of Atlanta there is a large population of gay black men. That isn’t a secret, not sure what exactly that has to do with improving Eli Apple’s ball skills. Whatever the case the Falcons wanted to let him know that if he comes to Atlanta he should be aware of the gay men there.
You can understand Apple’s confusion, but these are the things prospects are asked in the lead up to the draft.
Many are inappropriate and the NFL should really restrict some of these questions. They did send out a memo after the Dez Bryant Mom questions from the Dolphins were leaked.
The Falcons have apologized for the line of questioning.