(CNN) The National Football League is looking into a report that an assistant coach with the Atlanta Falcons asked a prospect if he liked men. A spokesman for the NFL said the Falcons have acknowledged a coach asked Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple the question during the NFL Combine. "We will look into it," Brian McCarthy said. The Falcons didn't immediately reply to CNN's request for comment, but according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, head coach Dan Quinn apologized for the question. "I am really disappointed in the question that was asked by one of our coaches. I have spoken to the coach that interviewed Eli Apple and explained to him how inappropriate and unprofessional this was," Quinn told the newspaper in a statement.A top NFL draft prospect says the question struck him as weirdNFL has said asking about sexual orientation is not allowedFalcons apologize, according to local newspaper
This is not the first time an _ prospect has reported being asked about his sexual orientation.