Gay football player in the nfl

This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and queer -identifying athletes associated with American Football, namely the NFL.

The Raiders lineman made NFL history during Pride Month when he came out as gay in a heartfelt Instagram post, becoming the first active NFL player to come out as member of the LGBTQ+.

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. After.

Nassib came out during the season opener while playing for the Raiders, becoming the first openly gay player in NFL history. Of course, several queer NFL players preceded him, but none of them were out while playing.