Carl is gay

Veteran pass rusher Carl Nassib, who in became the NFL's first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement on Wednesday after seven seasons. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in.

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Not now Yes please. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments. After being the first openly gay and active NFL playerCarl Nassib has revealed what contributed to his decision to come out.

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Earlier this week, Nassib appeared on The Pivot podcast, where he discussed a conversation he had with his uncle, who was dying of cancer, and was also another gay man in his family. Prior to coming out to his uncle, the former defensive end had only told his parents, close friends, and siblings that he was gay.

Former NFL star Carl Nassib has discussed coming out publicly as gay and shared the moving story behind why he felt like he had to do it. Swipe for next article. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies.

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