Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history after coming out as the first active openly gay player in the NFL.
Nassib, 28, made the announcement in a video posted on his Instagram account.
“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,” he said.
“I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for.”
He added: “I’m a pretty private person so I hope that you guys know that I’m really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”
