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Las Vegas Rairs fensive leman Carl Nassib, a former player for the Cleveland Browns, beme the first active NFL player history to announce that he is gay.

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FORMER BROWNS PLAYER CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY, MAKG NFL HISTORY

The NFL still hasn’t field an openly gay player durg a regular-season game. * cleveland brown gay *

From his home Wt Chter, Pennsylvania, fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to announce he is gay.

FORMER BROWNS’ DE CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE IS GAY. WHY THIS IS NEWS......

The first openly gay player to be drafted to the NFL was Michael Sam, back 2014, although he retired om the league one year later and did not play a game.

Yterday, Nassib, a member of the Las Vegas Rairs’ fense, announced on his Instagram acunt that he was gay. He is not the first sports figure to be known as beg gay.

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In the history of the NFL, there hasn’t been a sgle announced gay player that has appeared a regular season game.

MICHAEL SAM SAGA MIGHT KEEP OTHER GAY NFL HOPEFULS OM G OUT, FORMER EXEC SAYS

The first NFL player to be known as beg gay was nng back Dave Kopay who played om 1964-1972 wh one of his seasons wh the Green Bay Packers. Lombardi had a bld eye to both race and orientatn, and had a brother who was gay.

RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB, A FORMER BROWN, FIRST ACTIVE PLAYER NFL HISTORY TO E OUT AS GAY

Lombardi was known for havg zero tolerance towards racial slurs as well as homophobic disparagement.

Kopay formerly announced beg gay his 1977 bgraphy The David Kopay Story. Tight end Jerry Smh, who played for the Washgton Redsks om 1965-1977, was later learned of beg gay after he retired. His double life as a star athlete pl a closeted gay man is portrayed the NFL Network documentary A Football Life – Jerry Smh.

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Carl Nassib, former Cleveland Browns player, out as gay, makg NFL history .

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