Carl Nassib. Photo by Erik Drost, via Wikimedia Commons
It’s been more than a month since Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay on Instagram — an announcement that officially made him the first active openly gay player in the NFL, reports Yahoo Sports.
Though the first few days were stressful, Nassib is more than ready to put it behind him.
“First couple of days, being ‘out,’ the only ‘out’ player, my body felt like Jell-O. I was very anxious,” he said Friday, speaking for the first time since he came out, via ESPN. “But now, I just wanted to get this [media conference] over with, wanted to move on, just have a lot of clarity. I feel better today. I feel better than I did yesterday and the day before that. So, I’m looking forward to the future.”
Nassib made his announcement in a brief Instagram video in June, something that generated tons of support throughout the NFL world.
Though Nassib said that there weren’t many people across the league that knew he was gay before his post — Nassib said Friday that he spoke with Raiders coaches ahead of time — that the reaction has been nothing but positive, especially in Las Vegas.
“I knew [the reaction here] was going to be good. I had zero stress about that, absolutely no worries about it,” Nassib said, via USA Today. “We’ve got a great locker room, great teammates. I’ve been met with nothing but love and support. It has been incredible.
“Football players get a bad rap, but we’re humble, hard working, accepting people. This was a great example of that.”
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