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Carl Nassib has become the first ever active NFL player to come out as 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. The history of Gay rights in the UK. What is homophobia? Michael Sam came out as gay before he was drafted by the St Louis Rams in and played for them in the pre-season, but did not make their final team for the regular season.

Nassib is an experienced American Football player and is just about to enter his sixth season in the NFL. It'sand he's a Raider. If he's happy, I'm happy. It takes courage. It doesn't change my opinion of him as a man or as a Raider. In his statement on Instagram, Nassib said he hoped his decision to come out could help others: "I'm a pretty private person so I hope that you guys know that I'm really not carl this for attention.

I just think that representation and visibility are so important. Video, Gay is homophobia? Image source, Getty Images. No openly gay player has ever played in the NFL. Image source, Reuters. More on this story. View comments 4.