Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib comes out

Nassib will be the first NFL player to take the field after coming out.

Carl Nassib playing for the Cleveland Browns during a game in 2018.
Photo: Erik Drost – Wikimedia Commons

Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL, has come out in an Instagram post.

In his post, the 28-year-old defensive lineman shared that he is gay. He’s poised to become the first athlete to play in a professional game in the NFL while publicly out.

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In his Instagram post, Nassib included a video and several screenshots of notes from his phone, explaining his decision to share the news now.

“What’s up people, I’m at my house in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” he said in the video. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life, I have the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for.”

He noted, “I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m really 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 just not necessary, but until then I will do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting and compassionate.”

Nassib then added, “I’m going to start by donating $100,000 to…

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