Gay nfl quarterbacks

It's fabulous. Identifies as bisexual.

Carl Nassib (2016-22): Defensive lineman with the Browns, Buccaneers and Raiders.

Attended training camp

Wade Davis (2000-03): Wide receiver with the Titans, Seahawks and Washington.

Dorien Bryant (2008): Wide receiver with the Steelers.

Martin Jenkins (1977): Defensive back with the Seahawks.

Brad Thorson (2011): Offensive lineman with the Cardinals.

Michael Sam (2014): Defensive end with the Rams.

He bounced around on a few NFL practice squads before becoming a TV star. He told OutSports that he thinks the locker room would have accepted him if he came out during his career, but he wasn't sure how ownership would have viewed it.

Esera Tuaolo (1991-99)

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He was sexually assaulted by a man he didn't know well when he was a young boy. He's served as a Gay Games Ambassador. The following year, he was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.

He once said regarding the NFL and not coming out: "The NFL has a reputation, and it's not even a verbal thing — it's just known.

He's still in the game in his own way: he hosted a Super Bowl Inclusion Party two years ago, which was sponsored by the "Hate Is Wrong" anti-bullying organization.

Wade Davis (2000-03)

Davis never played in a regular-season NFL game, but he attended training camp for teams like the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.

“It was a lie. However, 32 of them said they had teammates or coaches use a homophobic slur and 25 said an openly gay player would feel comfortable in an NFL locker room.

Nassib was far from the first gay player to wear an NFL uniform, he's merely just the first one to come out while playing. Gay and bi men in particular may want to keep note of these guys who seem to make flashes, fitness and smiles part of their regimen.

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There have been 16 out gay and bi football players in the NFL’s 105-year history

Carl Nassib is the first and still only to ever play a down as openly gay, but the rest are still trailblazers.

"I know that 30 isn't the be-all-end-all ... He told ESPN his declining play may have been due to the pressures of hiding who he was. Much like Smith, McDonald died of AIDS complications in 1993. Ryan O'Callaghan, the former New England Patriots offensive lineman who came out after his career, has said that there is likely at least one closeted player on every roster.

He previously played at the Division II Incarnate Word, then at Washington State, before taking the country by storm at Miami this season.

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

Maybe the highest-profile player in the 2025 NFL Draft is Shedeur Sanders, son and quarterback of father and coach Deion Sanders at Colorado University. His former teammate, David Kopay, revealed in his 1977 book that the two once had a fling, essentially outing Smith and confirming his sexuality.

After being cut by the Raiders following the 2021 season, Nassib signed on Aug. 15, 2022, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team he played for in 2018 and 2019. Yet for the third consecutive season, there will be none in 2025.

Carl Nassib was No. 16 and the first one to come out as gay while on an active roster. When he was a junior, a relationship he had with a male cheerleader became public and led to gay jokes and cardboard cutouts of him the next game.

His overall record of 21-11 as a starter in the major conferences stands out.

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Quinn Ewers, Texas

Quinn Ewers started his college career at Ohio State, transferring to Texas for his final three years of eligibility. He identifies as bisexual, which makes him part of the LGBTQ+ community He briefly played defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys.