Carl Nassib, First Openly Gay Player to Play in NFL Games, Announces His Retirement

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2023-09-06 16:45:26  • 2 mins

Edge rusher Carl Nassib, the NFLs first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement on Wednesday.

Nassib came out in 2021 while with the Las Vegas Raiders. He spent last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

This is a bittersweet moment for me but after seven seasons and just over 100 NFL games I am officially retiring from football to focus on my company Rayze, Nassib wrote on Instagram. It really feels like just yesterday starting out as a walk-on at Penn State.

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