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- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
- MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
- IN 101 NFL SEASONS THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN OPENLY GAY PLAYER
- NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
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The NFL has played for more than 100 years and there have been 16 gay or bi players to e out publicly.
MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
16 and the first one to e out as gay while on an active roster.
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IN 101 NFL SEASONS THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN OPENLY GAY PLAYER
In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay. But one nstant will rema as has for 101 years — there will be no openly gay or bi players on any of the 32 teams.
NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
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