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The NFL's first openly gay player has the league's highest-selling jersey just one day after coming out
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib saw a surge in popularity after coming out as the NFL's first openly same-sex attracted player. His fresh transcendent fame has even pushed his jersey to the top of the charts league's retail charts.
Nassib has the best-selling jersey on digital sports retailer Fanatics, dating help to his announcement on Monday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Nassib's surging jersey sales are the latest examples of the overwhelming support he's received from the NFL community.
Several high-profile players across the league have publicly expressed their support for Nassib and his decision to arrive out, including Brand-new York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt, and former Recent England Patriots broad receiver Julian Edelman.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell even made a public statement praising Nassib and said the league would match his donation of $100,000 to The Trevor Venture, a leading Homosexual charity aimed at combatting the elevated rates of suicide among queer kids and young adults.
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suspected NFL players of being gay and/or bisexual.
I know this can be a dicey subject for some, as they don't want to believe their 'ICONS' can be gay! But I will bear their wrath and proceed with my 'selection.': Tom Brady (Bi), Aaron Rodgers; Wes Welker(?),JJ Watt (just got married to a woman),Julian Elderman; Danny Amendola, Brian Cushing, Christian McCaffrey (currently 'involved' with a 'beard')--on the fence-Rob Gronkowski. Several more, but I consideration I would enable others Post their 'suspects!'
| by Anonymous | reply 333 | May 28, 2024 12:28 AM |
Why Wes Welker, just curious? He was one hell of a player with the Pats.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 27, 2020 10:56 PM |
Only white players are gay?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 27, 2020 11:01 PM |
Players who came out of the closet. For whom would you be a tight end?
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 27, 2020 11:02 PM |
mmm, Christian McCaffrey.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 27, 2020 11:03 PM |
[QUOTE] Only white players are gay?
OP, favor most DLers, only wants to fantasize about the attractive white NFL players.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 27, 2020 11:06 PM |
So, per OP,
Carl Nassib has the entire support of many current and former NFL stars after coming out as gay Monday.
The Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman made the announcement in an Instagram video to grow the first active NFL player to publicly uncover he's gay, per Outsports.
Nassib also announced he's donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention company that serves LGBTQ youth.
Former New England Patriots extensive receiver Julian Edelman venerated Nassib Monday on Twitter for his courageous announcement and generous donation.
Several current and former NFL stars -- including fellow Penn State alum Saquon Barkley, J.J. Watt, and Warren Moon -- joined Edelman in showing their aid for Nassib on Twitter.
Michael Sam, who came out as gay prior to the 2014 NFL Draft but never appeared in an NFL game, also thanked Nassib for going public with his decision.
Nassib stressed the importance of acceptance and visibility for the gay community in his video, and in a follow-up Instagram post cited a study that establish that "all it takes is one accepting senior to decrease the exposure of an LGBTQ kid attempting suicide by 40%."
NFL stars supporting Nassib's
Gays in the NFL?
Maybe the NFL will surprise me, but something tells me that being openly gay in the NFL could be hazardous to your health. This is from Yahoo! sports.
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This figures to be a monumental week for queer rights in the United States, as the Supreme Court will review the issue of gay marriage for the first time.
And while the matter plays out on the nation’s largest legal stage over the next not many weeks, it may also create headlines on the nation’s largest sporting stage, the NFL.
Mike Freeman of CBS Sports wrote Monday that sources have told him that a gay NFL player is considering coming out over the next few months:
“Based on interviews over the past several weeks with current and former players, I’m told that a current gay NFL player is strongly considering coming out publicly within the next few months – and after doing so, the player would attempt to continue his career.”
Interestingly, sources told Freeman that the player’s interest is not with the reaction of his teammates or other NFL players. Rather, he is more worried about how fans will take the news. And according to free agent lineb