Players on 22 NFL teams have already had an out gay teammate, cludg six players wh the Arizona Cardals.
Contents:
- PACKERS QB AARON RODGERS ADDRS MOR THAT HE'S GAY
- AARON RODGERS' PACKERS TEAMMAT ONCE REPORTEDLY THOUGHT HE WAS GAY BEE OF A BIZARRE REASON: "HE WASN’T ONE TO BRAG ABOUT HIS P*NIS SIZE"
- EX-PACKERS LEMAN AND LGBTQ+ ADVOTE ESERA TUAOLO RELIEVED AND PROUD TO SEE FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER
- THE 46 NFL PLAYERS WOULD SUPPORT AN OPENLY GAY TEAMMATE
- THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE
- A GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER, 'ALONE THE TRENCH'
- MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
PACKERS QB AARON RODGERS ADDRS MOR THAT HE'S GAY
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That Rodgers is gay. "I'm jt gog to say I'm not gay, " Rodgers said on 540 WAUK-AM Milwkee. That ment led host Jason Wil to brg up the 'Aaron Rodgers is gay' mor.
-- 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 suatns.It'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."I don't want to feel like I have to thk about anymore," Maxen said the piece published Thursday afternoon.
Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game 2021.The Associated Prs ntributed to this report. Aaron Rodgers was once spected of beg gay.
AARON RODGERS' PACKERS TEAMMAT ONCE REPORTEDLY THOUGHT HE WAS GAY BEE OF A BIZARRE REASON: "HE WASN’T ONE TO BRAG ABOUT HIS P*NIS SIZE"
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"That's when Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib told the world that he was gay, a revelatn that will make him the first openly gay active player the NFL when he sus up 2021. He revealed he was gay 2002 an terview wh HBO's Real Sports, makg him the third former NFL player to e out. Tuaolo has been part of the shiftg tis as an advote, givg speech, appearg ernment heargs, appearg on TV shows and wrg his tobgraphy 2006, "Alone the Trench: My Life As a Gay Man the NFL.
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EX-PACKERS LEMAN AND LGBTQ+ ADVOTE ESERA TUAOLO RELIEVED AND PROUD TO SEE FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER
Esera Tuaolo played many years the Natnal Football League while hidg a secret om teammat: he's gay. He tells Liane Hansen about his memoir of the experience: Alone the Trench. * packers gay player *
Over the years, Outsports and other media have asked players their views on LGBT issu general and whether they would wele an openly gay teammate.
There have been dozens of players who said they would accept a gay teammate, wh a lot of them beg asked the qutn when Michael Sam me out as an openly gay draft pick 2014.
THE 46 NFL PLAYERS WOULD SUPPORT AN OPENLY GAY TEAMMATE
And any out gay player is gog to need straight alli the locker room sce the latter will far outnumber the former. Gay-supportive NFL players.
THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE
The eight players would support a gay teammate (om 2018). The New England Patrts lemen would support a gay teammate (om 2018. 14 NFL Pro Bowlers say they would wele a gay teammate (om 2017).
A GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER, 'ALONE THE TRENCH'
62 active NFL players who have ma statements support of gays (om 2013). Carson Palmer, 12 Indianapolis Colts would embrace openly gay teammate (om 2013).
MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib sent shockwav throughout the NFL world on Monday by beg the first active NFL player to e out as a gay man. Hopefully his cisn will not only enurage and support others the league who are ncerned about g out but also young gay men who are aaid to play the game they love out of fear of beg exclud, judged, or ostracized simply bee of their sexual orientatn. Back 2014, Michael Sam beme the first openly gay man drafted by an NFL anchise when the then-St.