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A Gay N.F.L. Player Broke a Barrier. Will Others Follow?

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Congratulatory posts flooded social media on Monday when Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced on Instagram that he is gay, becoming the first active N.F.L.

player to do so. Jerseys and T-shirts bearing his name were the top sellers among all N.F.L. players on Monday, according to Fanatics, the league’s e-commerce partner.

Stars like Giants running back Saquon Barkley — who played with Nassib at Penn State — and Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J.

Watt quickly voiced their support for Nassib on Twitter. Well-known advocacy organizations praised his declaration as monumental. “I think people are going to see what I’ve seen for years, that sports are a lot more accepting than people give it credit for,” said Cyd Zeigler,.

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