On Instagram, Nassib said he didn’t come out to draw attention to himself, but rather because “representation and visibility are so important.” The six-year NFL veteran wrote that he has agonized about coming out for 15 years but recently decided to do so because of the support from friends and family.
Carl Nassib coming out as gay a watershed moment for NFL years in making
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When Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced on an Instagram post Monday that he was gay, it was met with a wave of support from those around the league and in the football community.
Players, executives voice support for Carl Nassib, NFL's first openly gay active player
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