American Football
Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player to come out as gay
by privatebet.com - 2021/06/26
The 28-year-old made the announcement, which comes during LGBTQ Pride Month, via an Instagram post on Monday, which included a video message. "I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay," Nassib said. "I've been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for. "I'm a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I'm not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. "I actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are not necessary, but until then I will do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting and compassionate." Nassib signed a three-year, $25m contract with the Raiders in March 2020.