LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- A defensive end with the Las Vegas Raiders is the first active NFL player to announce that he is gay.
28-year-old Carl Nassib made the announcement on Instagram on Monday.
In his video, Nassib says, “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for.”
Nassib, who was the third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and is headed into his sixth pro season, also said that he is a pretty private person and he is not doing it for attention. He said representation is important.
Additionally, Nassib said that he is going to do his best to cultivate a culture that’s accepting and compassionate and he is going to start by donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project.
The Trevor Project was founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor.”
The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people under the age of 25.
