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Here's a list of players in college and pro football who have proved you can be gay or bi and still run the gauntlet. This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and queer -identifying athletes associated with American Football, namely the NFL. There have been 16 gay or bi players come out publicly in the NFL, which is in its th season.

Carl Nassib was No. 16 and the first one to come out as gay while on an active roster. Veteran pass rusher Carl Nassib, who in became the NFL's first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement on Wednesday after seven seasons. Up until now, there have only been a handful of gay NFL players, and we’re going to celebrate these gay icons right here.

Who is Carl Nassib? Carl Nassib, a defensive end and linebacker, played for seven years across three teams in the NFL. Carl Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player in A few years later, his historic announcement is being immortalized in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Nassib's No. The jersey is the one worn by Nassib during the team's Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens in It was the first jersey worn by Nassib after he came out as gay.

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 get told and remembered. Nassib's announcement was met with support around the league.

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