Meet the 16 out gay and bi players NFL history - Outsports

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Kev Maxen, an assistant strength and ndng ach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach major U.S. profsnal men's sports to publicly e out as gay.

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MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY

Carl Nassib is the first to ever play a down as openly gay, but the rt are still trailblazers. * list of gay football players in the nfl *

The NFL has played for more than 100 years and there have been 16 gay or bi players to e out publicly.

NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY

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16 and the first one to e out as gay while on an active roster.

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

Players on 22 NFL teams have already had an out gay teammate, cludg six players wh the Arizona Cardals. * list of gay football players in the nfl *

Over the years, Outsports has known of a few other players who are gay but have never e out, even when retired. The NFL Network produced a documentary on Smh beg gay. Jenks is gay and this was the the first time he wily discsed his sexual orientatn.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay. * list of gay football players in the nfl *

In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay. Age: 23 | Last year's rankg: UnrankedLawrence vlted to the top 10 wh a stellar sophomore mpaign, throwg for 4, 113 yards and 25 touchdowns wh eight terceptns to lead Jacksonville to s first playoff berth sce ught fire the send half of the season.

He followed a 1, 026-yard rookie mpaign wh an jury-plagued sophomore year durg which he ught 28 of 59 pass thrown his way for 356 yards and two sr.

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.

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Jaguars associate strength ach out as gay a first for US-based pro leagu.

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