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He also revealed how he “met an awesome guy” earlier this year that he’s now dating.

“I’m really happy that we got the win on the day that kind of made a little bit of history,” the modest star said after ripping through the rainbow barrier – and helping secure his team’s victory, too.

LGBTQ people have long become a part of football, and it’s in no small part to these trailblazers, just like the one that Nassib is becoming.

Carl Nassib will break ground later this month as the first gay person to play in a regular season NFL game.

“It’s been good to not have to lie when I come in to work everyday,” he said ahead of his first season competing while out.

“The NFL stands by the LGBTQ+ community today and every day” they said in a simple yet unprecedented message.

Carl Nassib’s coming out shows how far we’ve come toward ending homophobia in the locker room, and how far we have to go in ending bigotry outside of it.

Nassib will be the first NFL player to take the field after coming out.

The activism happening in baseball, on the corporate and individual level, sends a clear message to everyone in sports: do something more than change your logos or send social media posts.

The first woman and gay person to coach in a Super Bowl, Sowers said: “Retired from coaching in the NFL? Nah.”