RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Daily Beast has withdrawn a story that prompted ire of many readers, complaining that it could have outed gay athletes at the Rio Games.The storys removal from the site Thursday night came hours after the editor-in-chief for the publication apologized for the article, which was first revised before being taken down completely.Today we did not uphold a deep set of The Daily Beasts values, read a statement on the site. These values -- which include standing up to bullies and bigots, and specifically being a proudly, steadfastly supportive voice for LGBT people all over the world -- are core to our commitment to journalism and to our commitment to serving our readers.The story talked about how athletes use dating apps such as Bumble, Grindr, Jackd, and Tinder to connect with people at the games. A reporter for the site said in the story that he got three dates in his first hour of trying and also detailed what some men wrote on their profiles on Grindr, a popular gay dating app.Readers and social media users quickly voiced concern that the details in the original version of the story could not only out gay athletes, but also potentially threaten their safety.Those concerns, Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon wrote in issuing the first apology, were legitimate.This was never our reporters intention, of course, Avlon wrote. No names were ever used and some of the profiles described were of straight women. But there was a concern that even mentioning the home nation of some gay athletes could compromise their safety. We apologize for potentially jeopardizing that safety in any way. As a result, we have removed all descriptions of the men and womens profiles that we previously described.The Society of Professional Journalists was quick to criticize the story as well.The athletes adversely affected by the story also deserve an apology, wrote Andrew Seaman, who chairs SPJs ethics committee. Such a story has no place in a modern media organization.Avlon said some editorial changes were made to the original article in response to readers concerns. The backlash continued, and the site then went a step further.The article was not intended to do harm or degrade members of the LGBT community, but intent doesnt matter, impact does, the sites statement on the storys withdrawal said. Our hope is that removing an article that is in conflict with both our values and what we aspire to as journalists will demonstrate how seriously we take our error. We screwed up. We will do better. Fake NHL Jerseys . 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Hopefully its just protocol and hopefully well have him for Sunday because we definitely need him and he definitely is a big part of what we do. Hopefully hell be all right and ready to go.Gruden said he didnt want to speculate on what the impact of another concussion would mean for Reed until test results come back.He just had some symptoms, it doesnt mean it is a concussion, Gruden said. We just want to make sure we take the right steps.Reed set career highs with 87 catches, 952 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015 and is in the first season of a $46.75 million, five-year deal. His value to the Redskins cant be overstated.Hes a very talented player, quarterback Kirk Cousins said. Hes shown that. We love to have our best players ouut on the field with us.dddddddddddd But like I said, you understand that its a part of playing in this league that injuries are going to happen.Reed isnt the only Washington player dealing with an injury.Linebacker Sua Cravens was a limited participant in practice Wednesday after he missed the Redskins game at Baltimore with a concussion. Gruden said Cravens got eyeglasses to help in his rehabilitation and left practice early to see a doctor.The second-round pick out of USC was at the center of some unwanted attention after posting on his public Snapchat account that hed have to wear glasses the rest of his life because he had permanent damage and would be unable to track objects without them. Gruden said Cravens now understands what injury information not to post on social media.I dont think he meant anything by it, Gruden said. But it wasnt the right thing to do at that time.Cornerbacks Bashaud Breeland (ankle) and Dashaun Phillips (hamstring) continue to make progress after missing the past two games. Gruden said they partially participated in practice but wasnt ready to say theyre on track to play against Philadelphia.Breeland, Washingtons No. 2 cornerback after Josh Norman, said he feels very confident hell be on the field against the Eagles.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '