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The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing Carl Nassib, the defensive end who made history last year as the first openly gay active player in NFL history. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Las Vegas Raiders. In , Nassib became the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay and to play in a game. [1][2].

Raiders DE Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay, announcing the news in an Instagram post Monday while pledging $, to the Trevor Project. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, who is entering his sixth NFL season and second with the Raiders, announced the news on Instagram, saying he wasn’t doing it for the attention but because he felt representation and visibility were important.

On Sept. 13, , Nassib, then with the Las Vegas Raiders, played in his first NFL game since coming out as gay three months earlier.

He was, and remains, the first out active NFL player. Former Raider Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out as gay during his career, has retired from the league. The edge defender, who spent seven seasons in the league and recorded I can truly hang up my helmet for the last time knowing I gave it everything I had. Nassib revealed publicly that he was gay in during his stint with the Raiders. He spent two seasons each with the Browns and Buccaneers before playing the and seasons in Las Vegas with the Raiders.

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Nassib returned to Tampa Bay last year for his final season. Nassib played in 27 games, including five starts, in his two seasons with the Raiders. He recorded four sacks and his only career interception over that span. In his first game after coming out, which was also the first game with fans at Allegiant Stadium on a Monday night against the Ravens, Nassib sacked Lamar Jackson and forced a fumble the Raiders converted into the game-winning points.

Contact Adam Hill at ahill reviewjournal. Former Raiders tight end Darren Waller is coming out of retirement and being traded by the New York Giants to the Miami Dolphins, according to a report. Offensive lineman Rich Stephens played the and seasons with the Raiders and appeared in 29 games, including two starts at guard.

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