Colts sign Rams' Matt Gay to biggt FA al ever signed by kicker

Contents:

• MATTGAY
• MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
• NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO
• JORDANGAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• TOP 10 GAY NFL PLAYERS WHO ARE TLY INSPIRATNAL
• COLTS SIGN RAMS' MATT GAY TO BIGGT EE AGENT AL EVER FOR A KICKER
• 7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

MATTGAY

StatsRegular SeasonCareerESPN Fantasy Projectn: Gay beme one of the league's hight-paid kickers durg the offseason, signg wh the Colts after three seasons wh the Rams. Gay nailed 28-of-30 field goals (93.

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

Gay has also been a fantasy star sce enterg the league 2019.

NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO

Gay fished fifth 2021 and hung on for 14th 2022 spe the Rams' offensive wo. 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.

JORDANGAY

In June, Carl Nassib of the Rairs me out as gay. In a vio shared on Twter on Monday, the Natnal Football League clared, "Football is gay.

"In whe letters on a black background, the word "gay" was then replaced wh words cludg "lbian, " "betiful, " "queer, " "transgenr, " "power" and "life. Nassib is the first active NFL player to e out as gay.

-- 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.

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

Amazgly though, of the thoands of men who have stepped onto the field, only a small handful have ever e out as gay. gay NFL players haven’t felt fortable to e out while playg, and stead. still surroundg gay footballers.

Here’s a list of 10 openly gay. Dave Kopay was one of the first sports stars to e out as gay. He is now an ambassador for the Feratn of Gay Gam and ns his fay’s bs California.

TOP 10 GAY NFL PLAYERS WHO ARE TLY INSPIRATNAL

He is an important figure though, as 2014, he was the first openly gay NFL player to be drafted.

COLTS SIGN RAMS' MATT GAY TO BIGGT EE AGENT AL EVER FOR A KICKER

By marryg Ross, he beme the first openly gay NFL player to enter a same-sex marriage – somethg that has not been seen aga sce.

Kwame Harris knew he was gay om a young age but wasn’t supported by his fay. Sce g out, he has bee a board member at the Gay and Lbian Athletics Foundatn, pl he created an anizatn lled Hate Any Form is Wrong, which mpaigns agast homophobia. It was only after his ath that his fay nfirmed that he was gay.

After retirg, he moved to Texas, where he opened a gay bar. Dpe this bs venture, he never me out publicly as gay.

7 GAY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

McDonald was one of the first ever gay players the NFL.