Carl Nassib, first openly gay NFL player, to be released by Rairs

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• CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER, TO BE RELEASED BY RAIRS
• RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY HISTORIC NFL MOMENT
• CARL NASSIB OF LAS VEGAS RAIRS ANNOUNC HE IS GAY, PLEDG $100,000 TO TREVOR PROJECT
• GAY AND BI FORMER NFL PLAYERS EXCED TO SEE CARL NASSIB TAKE THE FIELD FOR RAIRS
• GAY RAIRS FAN
• FAN AT RAIRS GAME TO SUPPORT OPENLY GAY DE CARL NASSIB: 'WHEN HE ME OUT, STCK A CHORD'
• CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER, SAYS HE’S DATG SOMEONE ‘AWOME’

CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER, TO BE RELEASED BY RAIRS

The Las Vegas Rairs are releasg Carl Nassib, the fensive end who ma history last year as the first openly gay active player NFL history. “The Rairs, the NFL, have monstrated that they support this man as a gay man, ” Zeigler said, addg that Nassib’s succsful rerd will help him quickly fd a new team. ” Former NFL player Ryan O’Callaghan, who me out as gay June 2017, after his time the league, said Nassib’s reer monstrat that players do not need to promise their LGBTQ inti sports.

Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib on Monday beme the first active NFL playerto e out as gay. I jt wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay.

Acrdg to Outsports, 15 NFLers have e out after their reers end, while former Universy of Missouri star Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted to the NFL 2014. Only until recently, thanks to my fay and iends, pecially Connor, Cason, and Francis, did seem possible for me to say publicly and proudly that I’m gay. Nassib’s nversatn wh Waller was illumatg and marks the first time he spoke at length about his life as the only out gay active NFL player.

RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB OUT AS GAY HISTORIC NFL MOMENT

While we’ve wrten about the lack of a media circ that surrounds Nassib, he said ’s still been a challenge — and this was before Jon Gn’s homophobic emails leaked.

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

“Beg the only out gay guy the NFL is a ltle strsful.

As he said, “What other f— gay du has to e out to his entire f— bs?

It took one week for Nasib to abolish the ridiculo “distractn myth, ” showg teams n w wh out gay players (the Rairs are 5-3 and tied for first the AFC Wt).

GAY AND BI FORMER NFL PLAYERS EXCED TO SEE CARL NASSIB TAKE THE FIELD FOR RAIRS

As turns out, the straight head ach was a much bigger distractn than the gay player. I jt want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. He me to natnal attentn as a star of the Browns' "Hard Knocks" appearance 2018, givg fancial advice to teammat and offerg his take on the existence of Missouri lebacker Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted NFL history 2014, when the Rams took him 249th overall.

GAY RAIRS FAN

“It will be emotnal, hugely emotnal, ” Kopay, 79, said of what he’s expectg Monday night as he ss at his home Los Angel watchg Nassib take the field for the Las Vegas Rairs as the first openly gay player NFL history on an active roster. Kopay has waed a long time to see an openly gay player actn, havg end his ne-year NFL reer 1972 and then g out as gay 1975.

In all, there have been 16 gay or bi players NFL history, and 10 have played a regular season game.

At some pot Monday night, Nassib will bee the first to do wh the entire world knowg he’s gay.

FAN AT RAIRS GAME TO SUPPORT OPENLY GAY DE CARL NASSIB: 'WHEN HE ME OUT, STCK A CHORD'

Jeff Rohrer, a former Dallas Cowboys lebacker who me out as gay 2018, also reflected on the impact of this moment.

CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTIVE NFL PLAYER, SAYS HE’S DATG SOMEONE ‘AWOME’

“Carl’s first game the NFL as an openly gay man is a landmark for the league, ” Rohrer said. “Although this story is historil and important to all of the LBGTQ muny … I agree wh Carl that the bt days are still to e when a human beg beg gay no matter what they do...