Secretly gay nfl players

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. In today's society more people are more comfortable coming out of as LGBT than 20 or 30 years ago. It goes the same for athletes many athletes have come out in recent years. For example when Michael Sam came out before the NFL Draft he was criticized because some teams didn't want the media distraction signing him would provide.

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. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Please click here to update your account with a username and password.

Out of the closet and onto the field, these gay NFL players prove there’s more than one way to handle a ball (or two). They can sack us anytime. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. That's a quick shift considering retired NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan who came out shortly before Frantz shared that as recently as he'd contemplated taking his own life as a better option than letting his sexuality be disclosed while he still played ball. So, with more and more football stars coming out and authentically living in their truths, has the future finally charged onto the turf?

Throughout the year history of the NFL, only a few players have had the courage to publicly come out as gay. In June , Carl Nassib, a player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, made history as. 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. Football has given me more than I ever could have imagined. I can truly hang up my helmet for the last time knowing I gave it everything I had.