The 39 current NFL players have all played wh a gay teammate - Outsports

Contents:

• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE
• PATRICK MAHOM' BROTHER JACKSON TARGET OF ANTI-GAY SLURS AT CHIEFS-BRONS GAME
• FROM HUMBLE BEGNGS, GAY BOWL ATTRACTS NFL SPONSORS AND TOUCH LIV
• GAY BOWL XVIII FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT GETS SUPPORT OM DENVER BRONS

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

-- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.

Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.

THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE

After the shootg the Colorado Sprgs gay club that killed at least five people and wound many others, the sports world exprsed love and support.

PATRICK MAHOM' BROTHER JACKSON TARGET OF ANTI-GAY SLURS AT CHIEFS-BRONS GAME

In addn, the Brons held a moment of silence for the people killed the shootg si the gay club. Some people still believe that the NFL is a “homophobic” monolh where ’s “dangero” to be gay. Dpe Outsports chroniclg lerally dozens of piec of evince to the ntrary, there’s a ntued belief amongst some that NFL players would overwhelmgly reject a gay player if he me out.

So we set out to figure out how many current NFL players have already played on the same team wh an out gay teammate. We found 39 current NFL players, who were on a roster for the 2020 season, who have already had an out gay teammate. In addn, dozens of other players have played agast an opponent they knew to be gay.

Those gay athlet are all still alive today. The 39 current NFL players have played wh at least five gay or bisexual men who were out to their team while they were on the same team. The Arizona Cardals have the most players we know have played wh an out gay teammate.

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At least six of the players on the Cardals’ 2020 roster — about 10% of the team, — has already had a gay teammate they knew of. And they have llectively played llege wh all five out gay players. Wh that experience, solid veteran learship, a ach Kliff Kgsbury who has ld gay football player Stt Frantz, and a ont office that has monstrated an embrace of LGBTQ people, is easy to make the se that an out gay player wh the Cardals would be weled.

Of urse many other NFL players have played wh a gay or bi teammate before they me out (e. The are the current NFL players to have played wh an out gay or bi man on their team (wh that team and their current team listed):. If you thk I’ve missed a current NFL player who’s played wh an out gay or bi teammate, be sure to leave the rmatn the ments below.

An NFL fan who was at the Kansas Cy Chiefs and Denver Brons game on Saturday was heard shoutg anti-gay slurs at Patrick Mahom’ brother Jackson.

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“I me out when I was 24 or 25, ” Bryant tells CNN Sport of his cisn to live openly as a gay athlete about a year after endg his NFL pursu. Now Bryant is back the sport as his te self, featured as the go-to receiver for the 2017 champn New York Warrrs at Gay Bowl, the annual tournament of the Natnal Gay Flag Football League.