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Contents:
- MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
- THE DALLAS COWBOYS’ LONG GAY & BI HISTORY: 3 OUT ATHLET, SOME GLORY HOLE, A GAY DATG SE & MORE
- JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED
- AMERIN FOOTBALL: MICHAEL SAM - THE GAY DALLAS COWBOY WHO CHRISTIANS DON'T WANT TO PLAY
MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
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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.
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.
THE DALLAS COWBOYS’ LONG GAY & BI HISTORY: 3 OUT ATHLET, SOME GLORY HOLE, A GAY DATG SE & MORE
In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay.
To be sure, the Bucs have their own history wh the LGBTQ muny, namely a really gay former logo, a tight end Rob Gronkowski who’s profsed his love for the gays, and the last team RK Rsell played for a regular-season game before g out. Yet the Cowboys have a ep, rich history wh gay athlet and the LGBTQ muny that we want to highlight head to the NFL season kickoff.
The Cowboys have had at least 3 gay or bi players.
JEFF ROHRER — RETIRED DALLAS COWBOYS LEBACKER — COM OUT AS GAY, REVEALS HE'S GETTG MARRIED
Durg his time wh the team, owner Jerry Jon said him beg gay is “a ad issue. Troy Aikman mors, and his own thoughts on choosg to be gay.
AMERIN FOOTBALL: MICHAEL SAM - THE GAY DALLAS COWBOY WHO CHRISTIANS DON'T WANT TO PLAY
It’s no secret that gay mors have swirled for years around quarterback-turned-TV-mentator Troy Aikman. Aikman threw fuel on the fire 2015 when he sentially said that he’s chosen to not date men, claimg that beg gay is “a liftyle people choose.
Michael Irv leads on acceptance of gay people, same-sex marriage.
Years before the legalizatn of same-sex marriage or Michael Sam g out, “The Playmaker” Michael Irv talked about his love for his gay brother and his acceptance of same-sex marriage eply powerful ways. Then-Cowboys top receiver Dez Bryant talked about his mother beg gay 2010, sayg that he had stggled wh but had eventually e around to beg “fortable” wh .