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"I'm the happiest and healthiest I've ever been in my life and that means the earth to me."

Over the course of the NFL's 103-year history, only a handful of players include ever come out as gay. In a sport where many players sense that their career could be at risk if they came out, it takes a lot of courage to authentically live their truth. In proof, it wasn't until 2021 that an active player actually opened up about his sexuality. But thanks to the bravery of all the players who have decided to share their story so far, there's hope that the NFL will be a more inclusive place going forward.

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1. Carl Nassib

Carl Nassib, who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is the first active NFL player to come out as gay. In an Instagram video mutual in June 2021, Carl opened up about his sexuality and expressed his gratitude for the support he'd been given so far from his teammates and coaches.

"I just wanted to seize a quick moment to say that I'm gay," he said. "I've been meaning to perform this for a while now but finall

suspected NFL players of being lgbtq+ and/or bisexual.

I know this can be a dicey subject for some, as they don't long for to believe their 'ICONS' can be gay! But I will bear their wrath and proceed with my 'selection.': Tom Brady (Bi), Aaron Rodgers; Wes Welker(?),JJ Watt (just got married to a woman),Julian Elderman; Danny Amendola, Brian Cushing, Christian McCaffrey (currently 'involved' with a 'beard')--on the fence-Rob Gronkowski. Several more, but I thought I would authorize others Post their 'suspects!'

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May 28, 2024 12:28 AM

Why Wes Welker, just curious? He was one hell of a player with the Pats.

by Anonymous

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March 27, 2020 10:56 PM

Only white players are gay?

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March 27, 2020 11:01 PM

Players who came out of the closet. For whom would you be a tight end?

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March 27, 2020 11:02 PM

mmm, Christian McCaffrey.

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March 27, 2020 11:03 PM

[QUOTE] Only white players are gay?

OP, love most DLers, only wants to fantasize about the attractive ivory NFL players.

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March 27, 2020 11:06 PM

So, per OP,

Carl Nassib became the first openly lgbtq+ active NFL player in 2021. A few years later, his historic announcement is being immortalized in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Nassib's No. 94 Oakland Raiders jersey is entity displayed at the museum in its "Entertainment Nation" demonstrate. While Nassib's jersey was first insert up May 21, the NFL tweeted about the honor Wednesday.

The jersey is the one worn by Nassib during the team's Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens in 2021. It was the first jersey worn by Nassib after he came out as gay.

Nassib initially revealed the Smithsonian news during an appearance on "The Pivot" podcast — hosted by former NFL player Ryan Clark — in May. During that interview, Nassib talked about his uncle, who served as an inspiration for Nassib to come out as gay.

Nassib spoke to the Washington Post about his jersey being displayed in the Smithsonian, saying it was "really important that gay stories receive told and remembered."

Nassib's announcement was met with support around the league. The Raiders, Nassib's former college coach and his former teammate

LOS ANGELES -- David Kopay peers out the window of his ninth-floor apartment in West Hollywood and studies the memorable view: the tumbling Hollywood Hills, down to the Christmas-treed top of Tower Records, out to the Los Angeles skyline and the Pacific Ocean beyond.

He wonders where all the years went.

It has been 23 NFL seasons since Kopay, a running back for five teams in nine seasons, stunned the sports nature by coming out as a homosexual. He was the first major professional team-sport athlete to perform so, but few contain followed. Guard Roy Simmons, who played 58 games for the Giants and Redskins from 1979-83, came out on the Phil Donahue Show in 1992, but that was it.

"I'm the token queer,'' Kopay muses. "I'm it.''

The belief that somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of the general population is homosexual suggests that 75 to 150 of the NFL's 1,500 players are closeted.


Troy Aikman has denied continuing rumors he is gay.

"Think about this,'' says Atlanta wide receiver Terance Mathis. "You may contain three, four gay guys on your team and not even know it.''

Says Kopay, "Of course, that is what I want to believe, and yet I don't se