Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders, has entered the history books as the first openly gay active NFL player.
The American footballer publicly came out on Monday, June 21, in a heartfelt Instagram post that has racked up over 400,000 likes.
The 28 year-old marked the milestone with a video message saying, “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 I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest.”.@Raiders DE Carl Nassib announced today that he’s gay.