'I'm a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know I'm not really doing this for attention. I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. 'I've been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. 'Just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay,' Nassib said.
He also announced that he was donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project, a confidential crisis support service for LGBTQ youth. Nassib follows in the footsteps of former Rams defensive end Michael Sam, who never played in a regular-season game after becoming the first openly gay player to be selected in the NFL Draft in 2014.Įntering his sixth season in the NFL, Nassib broke the news on his Instagram account Monday afternoon. After undergoing what he describes as an agonizing 15-year wait, Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active player in NFL history to come out as gay.
