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Contents:

• MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE
• THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY
• RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE’S GAY, AN N.F.L. FIRST
• REMEMBERG MICHAEL SAM'S NFL, CFL REER AFTER RAIRS' CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE'S GAY
• RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY, THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO DO SO
• FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: SPORTS IS SO GAYGAY NFL PLAYERS: OUT OR RUMORED GAY AMERIN FOOTBALL JOCKS
• CARL NASSIB IS THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO COME OUT AS GAY
• 7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS
• CARL NASSIB, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY N.F.L. PLAYER, HAS BEEN A FOOTBALL EVERYMAN
• CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS ANNOUNC HE IS GAY, PLEDG $100,000 TO TREVOR PROJECT
• CARL NASSIB OUT AS 1ST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER
• CARL NASSIB, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER, ULD BE TURNG POT FOR MALE SPORTS

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. Over the years, Outsports has known of a few other players who are gay but have never e out, even when retired. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.

Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report. Perkz/@rlnassib/@rkrelentls)When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Stt Frantz me out to the natn as gay, he shared that his teammat (to whom he'd e out earlier) had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms may fally be ready for equaly.

Here's a list of players llege and pro ball who have proved you n be gay or bi and still n the gntlet. Roy "Sugar Bear" Simmons, an offensive leman for the New York Giants and Washgton Redsks, beme the send NFL player ever to publicly reveal he was gay.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

So Coach Vce Lombardi knew McDonald was gay when he took over learship of the team 1969, but ma clear there would be no discrimatn his locker room, those close to the legend say. Cornerback Wa Davis, who played preason wh the Tennsee Tans, Seattle Seahawks and Washgton Redsks and spent two seasons wh NFL Europe teams Berl Thunr and Barcelona Dragons, me out as gay 2012, nearly a after his retirement. He would later nfirm his sexualy on CNN and s down wh ESPN to discs the challeng of growg up gay Jamai and playg football while closeted.

He later cled to sign wh the Tennsee Tans and Dallas Cowboys before g out as gay at 24, he told Philalphia Magaze revealed to the magaze that he'd dated a male cheerlear at Purdue who had threatened to out him then. He would later move to San Francis and jo the Fog, a gay gby team, and pen a g-out blog post 2015.

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

Wyatt Pertet, a special teams player and receiver for Capal Universy, will be a sophomore this season. The Bachelor star and former football player (who was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted ee agent and was on the practice squad of the Oakland Rairs and the Philalphia Eagl) me out as gay April of 2021, sayg he had fally e to terms wh his sexualy and the "next step all of this was sort of lettg people know. "He wanted everyone to know he was "still the same Colton everybody met on TV" and is "proud to be gay.

The Rairs leman ma NFL history durg Pri Month 2021 when he me out as gay a heartfelt Instagram post, beg the first active NFL player to e out as member of the LGBTQ+ muny. The Hampton Universy player ma history October of 2022 when he me out as gay an Instagram Story post, beg the first out gay football player at a Historilly Black College or Universy.

THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY

"Speakg to OutSports, he ntued: "Especially at an HBCU, young Black gay men need an outlet. Garrett (HB) 1964-1967Jason Garrett (QB) 1993-2000John Garrett (WR) 1989-1989Kev Garrett (DB) 2003-2006Len Garrett (TE) 1971-1975Mike Garrett (RB) 1966-1973Mike Garrett (P) 1981-1981Myl Garrett (DE) 2017-2022Reggie Garrett (WR) 1974-1975Shane Garrett (WR) 1991-1991Thurman Garrett (C) 1947-1948Gary Garrison (WR-SE) 1966-1977Walt Garrison (RB) 1966-1974Gregg Garry (WR) 1983-1989Larry Garron (HB-FB) 1960-1968Leon Garror (DB) 1972-1973Ben Garry (RB) 1979-1980Chris Gartner (K) 1974-1974Franny Garvey (E) 1925-1926Hec Garvey (G-E-T-C) 1922-1931Jonathan Garv (DL) 2020-2022Terence Garv (LB) 2013-2018Cleveland Gary (RB) 1989-1994Keh Gary (DE) 1983-1988Olandis Gary (RB) 1999-2003Rashan Gary (DL) 2019-2022Rsell Gary (DB) 1981-1987Shamiel Gary (SS) 2015-2016Willie Gary (DB) 2001-2001Dan Garza (E) 1949-1951Roberto Garza (G-C) 2001-2014Sammy Garza (QB) 1987-1987Mike Garzoni (G) 1947-1948Sam Gash (FB) 1992-2003Thane Gash (DB) 1988-1992Myl Gask (RB) 2019-2022Kendall Gasks (RB) 2015-2015Percell Gasks (LB) 1996-1997Joe Gasparella (BB-QB) 1948-1951Michael Gasperson (WR) 2007-2007Ron Gassert (DT) 1962-1962Mark Gaste (DE) 1979-1988Bce Gaston (DT) 2015-2015Willie Gaston (DB) 2007-2007 Gat (G) 1920-1920Anton Gat (TE) 2003-2018Cly Gat (WR) 2011-2013DeMarquis Gat (LB) 2022-2022Lnel Gat (RB) 2007-2007Nick Gat (OT) 2019-2022Curtis Gatewood (DE) 2008-2010L Gatewood (C) 1946-1947Thom Gatewood (TE-WR) 1972-1973Ri Gathers (TE) 2018-2018Frank Gatski+ (C-LB) 1946-1957Gregory Gatson (CB) 2012-2012Josh Gattis (DB) 2007-2007Dennis Gbatz (LB) 1963-1969Bob Gd (G) 1947-1951Charlie Ger (FB-E) 1943-1945Frank Gl (T) 1949-1949Rashaan Gln (CB) 2018-2020Hal Glke (B) 1920-1922Billy Glt (HB) 1961-1961Don Glt (QB) 1970-1970Willie Glt (WR) 1983-1993Steve Gnty (WR) 1979-1979Frank Gse (C-G) 1929-1929Quent Gse (LB) 2016-2016Dutch Gstad (G) 1921-1923Prentice Gtt (HB-FB) 1960-1967Mike Gavagan (FB-BB) 1923-1923Buck Gav (B) 1920-1926Chuck Gav (DE) 1960-1963Momcilo Gavric (K) 1969-1969Ben Gay (RB) 2001-2001Billy Gay (DB) 1951-1951Blenda Gay (DE) 1974-1976Chet Gay (G-T-C) 1925-1926Everett Gay (WR) 1988-1988Jordan Gay (P) 2014-2016Matt Gay (DB) 1994-1994Matt Gay (K) 2019-2022Randall Gay (DB) 2004-2010William Gay (DE-DT-TE) 1978-1988William Gay (DB) 2007-2017Willie Gay Jr. (LB) 2020-2022Kent Gaydos (WR) 1975-1975Chuck Gayer (T) 1926-1926Rashid Gayle (DB) 1996-1996Shn Gayle (DB) 1984-1995Trevor Gaylor (WR) 2000-2002Doug Gaynor (QB) 1986-1986Frank Gaziano (G) 1944-1944Joe Gaziano (DE) 2020-2022Akbar Gbaja-Biaa (DE) 2003-2007Kabeer Gbaja-Biaa (DE) 2000-2008Cory Geason (TE) 2000-2002Ron Geater (DE) 1992-1992Clayton Geathers (SS) 2015-2019Clifton Geathers (DE) 2010-2014Jumpy Geathers (DE-DT) 1984-1996Kwame Geathers (DT) 2013-2013Robert Geathers (DE) 2004-2014Bob Geds (LB) 1972-1975Ken Geds (LB) 1971-1978Ben Geon (ILB) 2017-2019Gene Gedman (HB) 1953-1958Chris Gedney (TE) 1993-2000Mark Gehrg (TE) 1987-1987Bce Gehrke (E) 1948-1948Fred Gehrke (HB) 1940-1950Jack Gehrke (WR) 1968-1971Kaylon Geiger (WR) 2022-2022Chris Geile (G) 1987-1987Jt Geisger (G) 2006-2008Chuck Gelatka (E) 1937-1940Stan Gelbgh (QB) 1989-1996Pete Gent (FL-WR) 1964-1968Byron Gentry (G) 1937-1939Curt Gentry (DB) 1966-1968Dale Gentry (E) 1946-1948Dennis Gentry (WR-RB) 1982-1992Lee Gentry (HB) 1941-1941Tanner Gentry (WR) 2017-2022Weldon Gentry (G) 1930-1931Zach Gentry (TE) 2019-2022Allan Gee (CB) 2022-2022Bill Gee+ (LB-G-MG-DT) 1952-1966Carl Gee (G) 1922-1922Ed Gee (T) 1975-1978Eddie Gee (RB) 1996-2004Jeff Gee (DB) 1987-1987Jeff Gee (QB) 1990-2001Jeremiah Gee (ILB) 2014-2017Matt Gee (P-K) 1998-1998Ray Gee (T) 1939-1940Ron Gee (LB) 1993-2000Spencer Gee (RB) 1997-1999Steve Gee (DT) 1974-1976Tim Gee (WR) 1973-1974Tony Gee (DB) 1999-2000Sid Gepford (HB) 1920-1920John Gerak (G-C) 1993-1997K.

RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE’S GAY, AN N.F.L. FIRST

10:48Download AudCopy the below to embed the WBUR d player on your seRumeWhen Las Vegas Rairs football player Carl Nassib me out as gay last summer, he received praise for his honty and bravery.

But spe supportive ial reactns, the first openly gay active player NFL history is now whout a ’s not alone.

One example Rsell pots to is former Las Vegas Rairs ach Jon Gn, whose misogynistic, racist and homophobic emails om 2010 to 2018 were tailed by The New York Tim 2021.

REMEMBERG MICHAEL SAM'S NFL, CFL REER AFTER RAIRS' CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE'S GAY

”Back 2019, queer former NFL player Ryan O’Callahan said there was at least one player on every NFL team who is gay or bisexual. 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.

So we set out to figure out how many current NFL players have already played on the same team wh an out gay teammate.

RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY, THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO DO SO

We found 39 current NFL players, who were on a roster for the 2020 season, who have already had an out gay teammate.

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In addn, dozens of other players have played agast an opponent they knew to be gay. The 39 current NFL players have played wh at least five gay or bisexual men who were out to their team while they were on the same team. The Arizona Cardals have the most players we know have played wh an out gay teammate.

At least six of the players on the Cardals’ 2020 roster — about 10% of the team, — has already had a gay teammate they knew of.

CARL NASSIB IS THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO COME OUT AS GAY

Wh that experience, solid veteran learship, a ach Kliff Kgsbury who has ld gay football player Stt Frantz, and a ont office that has monstrated an embrace of LGBTQ people, is easy to make the se that an out gay player wh the Cardals would be weled. Of urse many other NFL players have played wh a gay or bi teammate before they me out (e.

The are the current NFL players to have played wh an out gay or bi man on their team (wh that team and their current team listed):.

7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

If you thk I’ve missed a current NFL player who’s played wh an out gay or bi teammate, be sure to leave the rmatn the ments below.

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.

CARL NASSIB, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY N.F.L. PLAYER, HAS BEEN A FOOTBALL EVERYMAN

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. FirstThe Rairs fensive leman me out a statement posted to his Instagram acunt on Monday, beg the first active player the league to publicly intify as gay.

“I jt want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay, ” Nassib said a vio posted to his Instagram acunt. I actually hope that like one day vios like this and the whole g-out procs are jt not necsary, but until then I’m gog to do my bt and my part to cultivate a culture that’s acceptg, that’s passnate, ” before addg that he would donate $100, 000 to The Trevor Project, a nonprof group that foc on suici preventn efforts among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and qutng youth. “Sports are, many ways, one of the last bastns of a place where homophobia n thrive, ” said Cathy Renna, a spokwoman for the Natnal L.

”Michael Sam, an all-Amerin fensive leman at Missouri, had been viewed as the most likely to acquire that distctn when he announced he is gay before he beg chosen by the Rams the seventh round of the 2014 N. The Dallas Cowboys signed Sam to their practice squad, but he never played a regular season Otero/Associated PrsSam’s draft stat was seen as a barometer of whether the climate of men’s pro sports was beg more acceptg of gay athlet, particularly bee Febary 2014 the N. Had jt bee the first of the four tradnal major Amerin men’s sports leagu to have an openly gay active player when Jason Colls joed the Sam left the N.

CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS ANNOUNC HE IS GAY, PLEDG $100,000 TO TREVOR PROJECT

Players had prevly announced publicly that they were gay, but all after their playg reers were over. David Kopay beme the first pro football player to publicly e out as gay 1975, three years after he retired. He played for ne seasons wh the San Francis 49ers and four other teams the 1960s and 1970s, and has sce bee an activist and an ambassador for the Gay Gam, a quadrennial sportg Simmons was the send former player to announce that he was gay, dog so 1992 after his reer wh the Giants and Washgton Football Team had end.

Simmons also said he never would have clared himself gay durg the four seasons he played for the N.

CARL NASSIB OUT AS 1ST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER

”In recent years, the league has publicly supported Pri Month through promotnal efforts like changg official social media avatars to clu rabows and supportg the You Can Play Project, which provis rourc to enurage clivy youth sports, even as some players have ma rogatory statements about gay people wh ltle penalty or supported groups that oppose gay Wewerka for The New York TimIn 2013, Chris Culliver of the San Francis 49ers and Chris Clemons of the Seattle Seahawks ma offensive ments when asked about the prospect of havg a gay teammate. ”San Francis nng back Garrison Hearst apologized 2002 for g a slur and sayg he wouldn’t want a gay player as a teammate. His ment me after the former Mnota Vikgs player Esera Tuaolo publicly me out as gay that year after he had retired.

Players like Brendon Ayanbajo, who played wh the Baltimore Ravens, fend same-sex marriage and gay rights and supported Sam at the time. On Monday night, Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay, but that raised a key qutn among some NFL fans. So, long story short, Sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted to the NFL.

Nassib is the first active NFL player — who has been on a 53-man roster, has played durg the regular season and is still playg — to e out as gay.

CARL NASSIB, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER, ULD BE TURNG POT FOR MALE SPORTS

9, 2014 — Sam officially announc that he is gay terviews wh the New York Tim and ESPN. Carl Nassib #94 of the Las Vegas Rairs celebrat a 31-26 w over the Los Angel Chargers at SoFi Stadium on November 08, 2020 Inglewood, How | Getty ImagLas Vegas Rairs fensive leman Carl Nassib announced on Monday that he is gay, beg the first player on an active Natnal Football League roster to e out. "I jt wanted to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay, " Nassib said an Instagram post.

We wish Carl the bt of luck this g season, " NFL Commissner Roger Gooll said a 2014, Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be selected the NFL draft when the St. Sam was cut jt before the regular season Colls, who is now retired, beme the first active openly gay NBA player 2013. Are there actually gay Amerin football players whether active or retired and whether profsnal or llege footballers?

He revealed that he had a relatnship wh fellow footballer Jerry currently serv as a board member the Gay and Lbian Athletics Foundatn and is an ambassador for the Feratn of Gay Gam. Bee of his volvements, David is probably the most visible our list of gay NFL players. Jack Kemp: Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and Republin Congrsman Jack Kemp was mored to be gay.