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> June 21, 2021.Updated 7:55 p.m. ET.On Monday, Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active N.F.L. player to publicly declare that he is gay.
> Michael Sam, a defensive lineman who played college football at Missouri, announced he was gay before he was chosen in the seventh round of the 2014 draft.
> Sam's draft status was seen as a barometer of whether the N.F.L. was ready to accept an openly gay player, particularly because the N.B.A. broke that barrier in February 2014, when Jason Collins joined the Nets.But Sam left the N.F.L. without making an impact on the field.
> A handful of N.F.L. players have come out as gay, but all after their playing careers were over.
> David Kopay became the first pro football player to publicly came out as gay in 1975, three years after he retired.
> Former N.F.L. players like Brendon Ayanbadejo, who played with the Baltimore Ravens, defended same-sex marriage and gay rights and supported Sam.
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A passage from his new book "Drug use for Grown-ups". I hope this helps you on your journey like it is helping me.
https://twitter.com/trellbankston/status/1347256843576479746
