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James Franklin, Nassib's former coach at Penn Statesaid, "Carl's brave announcement will forge a path for others to be true to their authentic self. We wish Carl the best of luck this coming season. I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay.

It commended Nassib's announcement, saying in a statement that his donation will help it "scale our life-saving crisis services to reach the more than 1. Former Missouri linebacker Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted in NFL history inwhen the Rams took him th overall.

He was cut by the team at the end of training camp that year and never played a regular-season game in the NFL. Ryan Russell, a free agent at the time after playing three seasons between the Dallas Cowboys and Buccaneers, came out as bisexual in a story published by ESPN in Skip to main content Skip to navigation.

I just think that representation and visibility are so important. A third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns inNassib also played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before joining the Raiders. Yet for the third consecutive season, there will be none in There have been 16 gay or bi players come out publicly in the NFL, which is in its th season.

He came to national attention as a star of the Browns' "Hard Knocks" appearance ingiving financial advice to teammates and offering his take on the existence of aliens. He had 2.

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Nassib first active NFL player to come out as gay. In that appearance, he became the first openly gay player in NFL history to play in a game. I actually hope that like one day, videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary.

I've been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. I really have the best life, I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. All the more power to Carl. [34] He became the first openly gay player in an NFL playoff game on January 15, [35][36] In the offseason, he was released by the Raiders on March 17, [37].

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith added: "Our union supports Carl and his work with the Trevor Project is proof that he -- like our membership -- is about making his community and this world a better place not for themselves, are for raiders.

I was proud of Carl when he led the nation in sacks, but I'm even more proud of him now. Reaction to Nassib's announcement was immediate throughout the NFL and sports world overall. The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing Carl Nassib, the defensive end who made history last year as the first openly gay active player in NFL history.

In a statement, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league "is proud of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today. [33] He played in 13 games during the season with 21 tackles and sacks. Said Nassib: "They're an incredible organization, they're the No.

And they're truly doing incredible things. Las Vegas Raiders. And I'm very excited to be a part of it, help in gay way that I can and I'm really pumped to see what the future holds. It doesn't change my opinion of him as a person or as a Raider.

The team also responded to Nassib's post on Instagram with three black hearts as well as with a tweet:.