There have been 11 known gay players NFL history - Outsports

Contents:

• MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
• THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY
• CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS ANNOUNC HE IS GAY, PLEDG $100,000 TO TREVOR PROJECT

MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY

The NFL has played for more than 100 years and there have been 16 gay or bi players to e out publicly. 16 and the first one to e out as gay while on an active roster.

Over the years, Outsports has known of a few other players who are gay but have never e out, even when retired. The NFL Network produced a documentary on Smh beg gay.

Jenks is gay and this was the the first time he wily discsed his sexual orientatn. In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay.

THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY

Part of this Washgton Pri Night Out will clu performanc by the LGBTQ DC’s Different Dmmers and the gospel ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chos of DC. Washgton has had more former players e out than any other team, cludg David Kopay, the trailblazg first NFL player to e out publicly as gay. In fact, the Giants, whom Washgton plays on Thursday, have supported the LGBTQ muny on multiple ocsns and John Mara Jr., son of Giants owner John Mara, is gay and set to be married to his boyiend.

CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS ANNOUNC HE IS GAY, PLEDG $100,000 TO TREVOR PROJECT

The announcement today by former Patrts and Chiefs offensive leman Ryan O'Callaghan that he is gay brgs to seven the number of NFL known gay players NFL history who have played a regular season game. In addn, four other players who me out as gay were NFL trag mps, some playg preason gam. Kopay played wh two teammat who were gay: tight end Jerry Smh and nng back Ray McDonald.

Gay players have long been the NFL. Legendary Packers and Redsks ach Vce Lombardi — who had an openly gay brother — knew that some of his players were gay.