Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced Monday that he’s gay, making him the first active NFL player in history to come out. “What’s up people,” Nassib said in a video posted to Instagram on Monday. “I’m at my house in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest.
I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for. “I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m 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 not