Nassib announced the news in an Instagram video and promised to provide $100,000 to support LGBTQ youth.

Carl Nassib, who played defensively for the Las Vegas Raiders of the American football team, declared that he was gay, becoming the first active member of the National Football League (NFL) to publicly admit that he was gay.

He made a statement in a video posted to Instagram.

“I am at home in West Chester, Pennsylvania,” said 28-year-old Nasibu. “I just want to take a moment to say that I am gay. I have wanted to do this for a while, but in the end I feel comfortable enough to take it out of my chest. I really have the best life, I have the most Good family, friends and work, this is what a man can ask for.

“I’m a very privacy-conscious person, so I hope you guys know that I’m not doing this to get people’s attention. I just think representation and visibility are very important. I actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole The coming out process is unnecessary, but until then, I will do my best to cultivate a culture of acceptance of this compassion.”

June is the pride month of the United States.

Nassib also announced a donation of US$100,000 to the Trevor project.

“They are an amazing organization, and they are the number one suicide prevention program for LGBTQ youth in the United States,” he said.

Entering his sixth NFL season, the 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) Nassib was the third-round pick of the 2016 Cleveland Browns. He spent two seasons with the Browns (2016-17), then spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-19), and then signed a copy with the Raiders in March 2020 A three-year contract worth USD 25.3 million, including a guarantee of nearly USD 16.8 million.

In 73 games (37 starts) in his career, Nasibu has 143 tackles (36 losses), 20.5 sacks, 16 defensive passes, 1 interception, 3 forced turnovers and one turnover. restore.

Nasibu is expected to become the first openly gay player to participate in the regular season. Defensive end Michael Sam came out as a gay before the St. Louis Rams drafted him in 2014, but he did not make the final list.