Video: Las Vegas Raiders Defensive End Carl Nassib Comes Out As Gay
Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib comes out as gay
He also announced a $100K donation to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youth. pic.twitter.com/5Xobd9s0pp
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 21, 2021
Carl had 2.5 sacks and 28 tackles for the Raiders this year. What makes Carl’s announcement so fucking cool is he’s doing it as an active player with 2 years left on his 3 year, $25 million dollar deal.
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Nassib probably just made the lives of millions of young LGBTQ athletes a little bit easier today by taking the biggest chance of his life and I couldn’t be more impressed. Brave people come out but heroes like Carl pave the way for those people by simply living their truth and I don’t think straights like us understand how powerful Carl Nassib’s announcement is for those living in fear. Athlete culture hasn’t been kind to gay men and Carl’s announcement, in the middle of his NFL career, will help other athletes feel comfortable enough to be who they are regardless.
The only difference between Carl and straight NFL players? His name.
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Dean Blundell
Dean Blundell is a Canadian radio personality. Best known as a longtime morning host on CFNY-FM (The Edge) in Toronto, Ontario. In 2015 he was named the new morning host on sports radio station CJCL (Sportsnet 590 The Fan). Dean started his career in radio in 2001 and for nearly 20 years been entertaining the radio audience. Dean’s newest venture is the launch of his site and podcast which is gaining tremendous momentum across North America.
