Carl Nassib, a fensive leman wh the Las Vegas Rairs, beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay.
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- RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY, THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO DO SO
- CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS IS FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
- WHO IS CARL NASSIB? MEET THE NFL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER
RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY, THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO DO SO
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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. Carl Nassib, a fensive leman wh the Las Vegas Rairs, beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay.
CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS IS FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
The Rairs fensive end will make NFL history when he plays his first game sce g out as gay this offseason. * gay defensive lineman raiders *
I jt wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay.
He said a statement acpanyg the vio that he had agonized over the cisn to announce he was gay for 15 years. Jason Colls, who beme the first openly gay NBA player when he sued up for the Brooklyn Nets 2014, was cheerg Nassib on social media. “As an acplished athlete who is now the first out gay active player the NFL, Carl Nassib’s story will not only have a profound impact on the future of LGBTQ visibily and acceptance sports, but sends a strong msage to so many LGBTQ people, pecially youth, that they too n one day grow up to be and succeed as a profsnal athlete like him, ” the statement said.
WHO IS CARL NASSIB? MEET THE NFL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER
Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon add to the chos of people proud of him, and the former NFL and CFL quarterback add that he played wh some guys who were gay but didn’t feel fortable g out. In 2014, Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be selected the NFL draft when the St. For the first time NFL history, an openly gay player will take the field a regular season game.
Never the NFL's history has a player on the field a regular-season game after g out as gay. However, Nassib is not the first gay player to be on the field. Acrdg to Outsports, there have been 16 gay or bisexual NFL players to e out publicly.
He did not play his first two seasons, but appeared double-dig gam as a redshirt sophomore and junr before gettg the startg assignment as a senr. Carl Nassib, a fensive leman wh the Las Vegas Rairs, has played the NFL for five years and said he "agonized over the cisn" to announce that he is gay.