Jeff Rohrer — Retired Dallas Cowboys Lebacker — Com Out as Gay, Reveals He's Gettg Married

Contents:

• JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY
• 'THE NFL NEED THIS': HOW CARL NASSIB'S G OUT AS GAY N CHANGE FOOTBALL AND SOCIETY
• WILLIEGAY
• JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED
• EX-COWBOYS LEBACKER OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE’S GETTG MARRIED
• JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED
• EX-COWBOYS SUPPORT GAY TEAMMATE JEFF ROHRER BEFORE HIS WEDDG: HAPPY 'HE N BE WHO HE IS'

JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY

Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen told Outsports on Thursday that he is gay, makg him the first publicly out male ach major men’s pro sports the Uned Stat.

In this story:Jacksonville JaguarsJaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen beme the first publicly-known male ach Amerin men’s profsnal sports to e out as gay Thursday.Maxen spoke wh Outsports to share his journey and why he’s choosg to e out publicly.“I don’t want to feel like I have to thk about anymore,” Maxen said. I want to be vol support of people livg how they want to live, but I also want to jt live and not feel fear about how people will react.”Maxen, who has been wh his partner Nick for over two years, exprsed that the ntued support om the people around him helped him feel fortable to share his news.“It wasn’t until recently—and wh the immense love and support of my fay, my iends, lleagu and peers, and the urage and sacrifice om my partner—that I realized I have the right and rponsibily to love and be loved, and that maybe sharg this will hopefully give someone else the strength to accept their own life and take ntrol of their own story,” Maxen said.Maxen also noted that he reached out to Carl Nassib, who is the only known gay NFL player the league right now, back Feb. Oct 10, 2021; Kansas Cy, Missouri, USA; Kansas Cy Chiefs lebacker Willie Gay Jr.

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'THE NFL NEED THIS': HOW CARL NASSIB'S G OUT AS GAY N CHANGE FOOTBALL AND SOCIETY

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JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED

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Retired NFL lebacker Jeff Rohrer is gay and set to bee the first former or current NFL player a same-sex marriage, he revealed a new terview published on Wednday. Said Rohrer, “If I had told the Dallas Cowboys the 1980s that I was gay, I would have been cut immediately.

He told the Tim, “People are born gay, as I was, though beg gay was jt somethg that had no place durg the urse of my football life. He was prevly married to a woman and has two teenage children, but told Outsports he did not date men or have any gay experienc durg his playg days.

EX-COWBOYS LEBACKER OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE’S GETTG MARRIED

“If I had told the Dallas Cowboys the 1980s that I was gay, I would have been cut immediately, ” he said. Retired NFL lebacker Jeff Rohrer is gay and set to bee the first former or current NFL player a same-sex marriage, he revealed a new terview published on the New York Tim story, Rohrer, 59, opened up about his sexualy for the first time.

JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED

Followg his ex om the NFL, Rohrer pursued his passn for visual art and currently works Rohrer, “If I had told the Dallas Cowboys the 1980s that I was gay, I would have been cut immediately.

RELATED: Football Player wh One Hand Hop to Make History the NFL DraftHe told the Tim, “People are born gay, as I was, though beg gay was jt somethg that had no place durg the urse of my football life. “… If you had said, ‘Ed, get me a list of five people the history of the game (you thk are gay), ’ he wouldn’t have been nowhere near . When told how some of his former teammat reacted, Rohrer chuckled and said ’s unrstandable they were surprised to learn he is gay.

“My first thought was, ‘Oh, wow, I’ve never known a gay lebacker. ’’Rohrer, who started for the Cowboys 1985, 1986 and 1987, said he told only a few former teammat that he is gay and gettg married bee he wanted to keep low-profile. “If I had told the Dallas Cowboys the 1980s that I was gay, I would have been cut immediately, ” Mr.

EX-COWBOYS SUPPORT GAY TEAMMATE JEFF ROHRER BEFORE HIS WEDDG: HAPPY 'HE N BE WHO HE IS'

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Acrdg to SB Natn, a sports bloggg work, there were only seven prevly known gay players N. Rohrer said, “people are born gay, as I was, though beg gay was jt somethg that had no place durg the urse of my football life.