Carl Nassib becomes the first active NFL player to come out as a gay American Football News

Nassib posted the ad in an Instagram video and pledged $ 100,000 to help LGBTQ youth.

Carl Nassib, who plays for the Las Vegas Raiders football team, announced that he is gay, publicly acknowledging his homosexuality by becoming the first active member of the National Football League (NFL).

He made his claim in a video posted on Instagram.

“I’m at my home here, in West Chester, Pennsylvania,” said Nassibe, 28. “I wanted to take a quick moment to say I was gay. I’ve been planning to do this for a while now, but in the end I feel comfortable enough to get out of my chest. I really have the best life, I have the best jobs a family, friends and a guy can ask for.

“I’m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know that I’m not really paying attention to that. I think representation and visibility are very important. I really hope that one day videos like this and the whole extraction process aren’t necessary, but I can I will and will do my part to cultivate a culture that supports compassion. “

June is United States Pride Month.

Nassib also announced a $ 100,000 grant to the Trevor Project.

“Huge organizations are America’s premier program to prevent suicide for LGBTQ youth.” He said.

Entering Nassib in its sixth season, Nassib was the 6-foot-7 (201cm) third-round draft pick for 2016 at the hands of the Cleveland Browns. He spent two seasons with the Browns (2016-17) and then two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-19) before signing a three-year, $ 25.3 million contract, including nearly $ 16.8 million in guarantees, with the Raiders in March 2020. . .

In 73 career games (37 starts), Nassibe has 143 serves (lost 36), defended 20.5 sacks, 16 assists, one catch, three forced rebounds and one hit rebound.

Nassib is on his way to becoming the first gay player to play in a regular season game. Defensive end Michael Sam came out as gay in 2014 before joining the St. Louis Rams, but he didn’t make the final list.