7 Gay NFL Football Players

Contents:

• MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
• THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY
• 7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS
• OPENLY GAY ST. LOUIS STAR NNG BACK JAKE BA SIGNS WH INDIANA STATE
• A ACH AND A SPORT HELPED LLEGE NNER E OUT AS GAY
• TYSON GAY: RUNNG BACK
• CLEVELAND BROWNS' BEN GAY GETS HIS LIFE BACK ON TRACK FOR THE SAKE OF HIS CHILD
• THIS GAY MARE FELL LOVE WH NNG WHILE HE WAS STATNED IRAQ
• BROWNS RELEASE POPULAR RUNNG BACK BEN GAY
• BUCS TO WAIVE KICKER MATT GAY AND NNG BACK DARE OGUNBOWALE

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

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

THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY

16 and the first one to e out as gay while on an active roster. 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. In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay.

The announcement today by former Patrts and Chiefs offensive leman Ryan O'Callaghan that he is gay brgs to seven the number of NFL known gay players NFL history who have played a regular season game. In addn, four other players who me out as gay were NFL trag mps, some playg preason gam. Kopay played wh two teammat who were gay: tight end Jerry Smh and nng back Ray McDonald.

7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Gay players have long been the NFL.

Legendary Packers and Redsks ach Vce Lombardi — who had an openly gay brother — knew that some of his players were gay. In the Outsports article on O’Callaghan g out, longtime NFL executive Stt Pli says he has unseled gay NFL players before.

In 2013, Matt Llano me out publicly as gay when he published a blog post tled “It’s Time” on his personal webse. No active NFL player has ever clared his homosexualy publicly. Many NFL players have nfsed beg gay football players after retirement.

OPENLY GAY ST. LOUIS STAR NNG BACK JAKE BA SIGNS WH INDIANA STATE

In 2014, Michael Sam a llege football player publicly me out as a gay football player. If he achiev this feat, he will bee the first active gay football player the NFL. Here we take a look at all the other gay football players who played the NFL.

In 1975 he beme the first profsnal NFL football player to e out as gay. He is a board member of the Gay and Lbian Athletics Foundatn and is also the Gay Gam Ambassador of the Feratn of Gay Gam. Smh never ma public about his homosexualy but later after his ath, was nfirmed by his relativ that he was a gay.

A ACH AND A SPORT HELPED LLEGE NNER E OUT AS GAY

In 1992, he clared himself a homosexual on The Phil Donahue Show. In 2002, Esera Tuaolo former NFL football player publilly clared to be a gay.

TYSON GAY: RUNNG BACK

He beme the third NFL player to e out as a gay, after David Kopay and Roy Simmons. He is a board member of the Gay and Lbian Athletics Foundatn.

He has also ttified at the State Legislature Senate Judiciary Commtee hearg opposn to an anti-gay-marriage bill. Wa Davis the former NFL fensive back me out of his closet 2012, clarg himself to be a gay. Davis is a board member of the New York Gay Football League and of the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network sport-advisory.

Soon his parents cid to send Harris away om his hometown for further tn to hi is homosexual his retirement om Amerin football, Kwame Harris 2013 publilly revealed of beg a homosexual an terview wh CNN. Gay athlet and events the 20th century are few:. Bill Tiln, who do not hi his homosexualy, ws the men's sgl tle at Wimbledon.

CLEVELAND BROWNS' BEN GAY GETS HIS LIFE BACK ON TRACK FOR THE SAKE OF HIS CHILD

Wadll, who is openly gay, be creasgly volved gay polics. In 1976, Wadll and his partner Charl Deaton are the first gay men to be featured the "Coupl" sectn of People magaze. Five years later, Wadll forms San Francis Arts and Athletics to plan the first "Gay Olympic Gam.

THIS GAY MARE FELL LOVE WH NNG WHILE HE WAS STATNED IRAQ

He adms his homosexualy durg an terview wh the now-funct Washgton Star. Kg is currently preparg to lnch her own Billie Jean Foundatn that will support gay and lbian youths. The first Gay Olympic Gam tak place San Francis.

In 1989, he reveals his homosexualy to the bodybuildg muny durg an terview wh Ironman magaze. Gallagher says that before his suici attempt, he had bee unable to rencile his image of himself as an athlete wh gay urg.

Smh never acknowledged that he was gay, but David Kopay's tobgraphy, Smh was scribed as his first love.

BROWNS RELEASE POPULAR RUNNG BACK BEN GAY

Acrdg to Pallone, the real reason he was fired was the fact that he was gay. Bce Hay, an Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal 1984 as a member of the 800-meter etyle relay, out publicly at the Gay Gam and ws seven gold medals petn. Jt Fashanu, a top soccer player Bra, reveals that he is gay.

Roy Simmons, an offensive guard for the New York Giants and the Washgton Redsks om 1979-83, reveals he is gay durg an appearance on The Phil Donahue Show. Durg the same terview which he adms his homosexualy, Burke says he believ he was trad om the Dodgers bee management spected his was gay.

Gay Gam IV is held New York Cy. Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic gold medalist divg who be HIV-posive, out public at the Gay Gam.

BUCS TO WAIVE KICKER MATT GAY AND NNG BACK DARE OGUNBOWALE

Ian Roberts, one of Atralia's most popular gby players, pos nu for a gay magaze. Roberts soon be a fixture at a variety of gay events, and his endorsements crease. Rudy Galdo, the natnal men's skatg champn, discs beg a gay man the book Insi Edge: A Revealg Journey Into the Secret World of Figure Skatg.

David Pichler and Patrick Jefey, two openly gay U. Mka is the first openly gay man to hold such a posn llege sports. Prre claims that he was huiated wh gay-bashg remarks, harassed and threatened wh sexual asslt.