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JAGUARS STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY

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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.

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

Retired NFL lebacker Jeff Rohrer is gay and set to bee the first former or current NFL player a same-sex marriage when he weds Joshua Ross this weekend" emprop="scriptn * cowboys gay linebacker *

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After Gay served his four-game spensn to start the season, he played well for 13 gam as well as all three playoff gam. Former Dallas Cowboys lebacker Jeff Rohrer said Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib uld change the world after beg the first active openly gay NFL player. He played the NFL om 1982 to 1989, and 2018, he me out as gay when he beme what was believed to be the first former or current NFL player to enter to a same-sex marriage.

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

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" Michael Sam me out as gay before beg selected the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft but never played a game the NFL. Former Kansas State player Stt Frantz, the first Power 5 llege football player to pete while openly gay, told USA TODAY Sports he msaged Nassib to exprs his gratu: "Thanks for dog what you did.

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

" "Comg out as gay is gog to ntue to be a big al or news story for athlet until 's a regular occurrence, " said Ryan O'Callaghan, who me out after retirg 2017.

"Players feel that all of the sudn mararie wh several players disappear bee of beg gay. Bee fai have disowned players when they e out, and people act ways that are so sadly disappotg when they hear you're gay.

But spe homophobic language still prevalent locker room culture, Saraf said, teammat probably won't be a ncern for Nassib. 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.

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

Said Rohrer, “If I had told the Dallas Cowboys the 1980s that I was gay, I would have been cut immediately.

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

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. “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.

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.

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