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• THE 39 CURRENT NFL PLAYERS HAVE ALL PLAYED WH AN OUT GAY TEAMMATE
• THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• EACH OF AMERI’S BIG 5 SPORTS CURRENTLY HAS AN OUT GAY MAN THE PROS. THAT’S NEVER HAPPENED
• A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
• VIO GAME PLAYERS AVOID GAY CHARACTERS
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• U.S. PRO GBY PLAYER DEV IBAñEZ OUT AS GAY

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

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

THERE HAVE BEEN 11 KNOWN GAY PLAYERS NFL HISTORY

In addn, dozens of other players have played agast an opponent they knew to be gay. Those gay athlet are all still alive today. 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. And they have llectively played llege wh all five out gay players. 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.

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

Of urse many other NFL players have played wh a gay or bi teammate before they me out (e.

EACH OF AMERI’S BIG 5 SPORTS CURRENTLY HAS AN OUT GAY MAN THE PROS. THAT’S NEVER HAPPENED

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):.

A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

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.

VIO GAME PLAYERS AVOID GAY CHARACTERS

Kopay played wh two teammat who were gay: tight end Jerry Smh and nng back Ray McDonald. Gay players have long been the NFL.

Legendary Packers and Redsks ach Vce Lombardi — who had an openly gay brother — knew that some of his players were gay.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

In the Outsports article on O’Callaghan g out, longtime NFL executive Stt Pli says he has unseled gay NFL players before. The NFL Network produced a documentary on Smh beg gay.

U.S. PRO GBY PLAYER DEV IBAñEZ OUT AS GAY

As the World Cup go on a untry where homosexualy is illegal, many global football fans are havg to reckon wh the sports' soccer remas one of the most popular sports around the world, very few players have been able to e out and enjoy a succsful reer afterwards.