Carl Nassib came out as the first openly gay NFL playerCarl Nassib came out as the first openly gay NFL player.
’It takes enormous amount of bravery’: Gay former athlete applauds Nassib for making NFL historyLGBTQ+ community advocate Taylor Vanderlaan connects with Nassib’s story. He played rugby in college and came out to his team his sophomore year.
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Nassib shared a coming out video on his Instagram page.
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