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MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY
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Chief among them were a troubled home life, the unexpected ath of his domeerg father and, acrdg to some who knew him, prsure to nceal that he was allegedly gay. Dennis Sansoucie, who shar that he eventually me out to his father after Hernanz’s ath, says the macho atmosphere associated wh football allowed him and Hernanz to nceal that they were homosexual.
Hernanz’s father had ma clear that he would not tolerate havg a gay son, Sansoucie says, forcg him to hi that part of himself. Interviews the documentary wh Sansoucie as well as ex-Patrts offensive tackle Ryan O’Callaghan, who hid that he was gay while playg profsnal football and me out publicly 2017, unrle the ia that the sport did not offer clear avenu for players to be open and proud about beg gay.
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.