Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib revealed in an Instagram post on Monday that he is gay, making him the NFL’s only openly gay player.
“I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” the 28-year old native of West Chester, Pa. said in a video post. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while not 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.
“I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m really