At first, Thomas’ teammates were silent, which suggested that they did not see an issue of fairness.
But then it was revealed, in a formal letter to UPenn from 16 unidentified teammates, that “We have been told that if we spoke out against her inclusion into women’s competitions, that we would be removed from the team or that we would never get a job offer. When media have tried to reach out to us, these journalists have been told that the coaches and athletes were prohibited from talking to them.”
The teammates actually were not all right with what was happening, but were bullied into silence by UPenn.