First openly gay nfl player

Veteran pass rusher Carl Nassib, who in became the NFL's first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement on Wednesday after seven seasons.

In that appearance, he became the first openly gay player in NFL history to play in a game. [33] He played in 13 games during the season with 21 tackles and sacks. [34] He became the first openly gay player in an NFL playoff game on January 15, [35][36] In the offseason, he was released by the Raiders on March 17, [37].