CARL NASSIB

The 6-foot-7, 295-pound Nassib has been in on 23 tackles with 3.5 sacks for Tampa Bay this season. Nassib said in a “Good Morning America” interview last year that coming out was not an easy move. “I actually hope that one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary,” he said. “When people come out, they’re coming out of the closet because they’re afraid. “That’s the society I hope for one day, and I hope I can be a positive push in that direction.”

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Want to get a Nassib NFL jersey? Nassib, 28, made his announcement Monday in a video message filmed at his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. Now in his sixth NFL season, Nassib said he believes representation is important, and that prompted him to speak his truth. “I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in his video message. I’m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know that I’m really not doing this for attention.

Before Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player, others paved the way — and paid a steep cost.

Las Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.

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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.

"I've been meaning to do this for a while now but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest," Nassib said Monday.

The Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman made the announcement in a video on Instagram Monday.

Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay with a Monday evening announcement on Instagram. Nassib, 28, is a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders. He was a third-round pick to the Cleveland Browns out of Penn State in 2016, playing two seasons in Tampa Bay before landing in Las Vegas. He notched 2.5 sacks in 14 games and five starts in his debut season in Las Vegas. “The NFL family is proud of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

Raiders’ defensive lineman Carl Nassib also announced he is donating $100,000 to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that helps LGBTQ youth.

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.

"I've been meaning to do this for a while now but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest," Nassib said Monday.

"I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay," he said in an Instagram video. "I've been meaning to do this for a while now but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest."

The Las Vegas Raiders fired defensive coordinator Paul Guenther after he failed to make any significant improvement for the unit in nearly three full seasons on the job. Defensive line coach Rod Marinelli will take over on an interim basis for the rest of the season. Marinelli has previously served as a head coach in Detroit and defensive coordinator in Chicago and Dallas. He has long ties to Gruden, having served as his defensive line coach for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 and then rejoining Gruden this season on the Raiders. We got a chance to win all three and see what happens at the end,” defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins said before the announcement.

Indianapolis left tackle Anthony Castonzo and starting linebacker Bobby Okereke are both active for the Colts’ visit to the Las Vegas Raiders. ___GREEN BAY AT DETROITPackers: QB Jordan Love, CB Ka’dar Hollman, LB Jonathan Garvin, G Simon Stepaniak, WR Malik Taylor, TE Jace Sternberger. Raiders: QB Nathan Peterman, CB Damon Arnette, RB Theo Riddick, OT Brandon Parker, OG John Simpson, DE Carl Nassib. Eagles: CB Michael Jacquet, QB Nate Sudfeld, WR John Hightower, RB Jason Huntley, DB Grayland Arnold, S Rudy Ford, LB T.J. Edwards. Jaguars: QB Jake Luton, CB Luq Barcoo, LB Kamalei Correa, LB Quincy Williams, C Brandon Linder, TE Tyler Davis, DE Reggie Gilbert.

(AP Photo/Aaron Doster)The New York Giants will be without starting quarterback Daniel Jones for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones was not expected to play because of a hamstring injury suffered last week against Cincinnati. Colt McCoy will make his first start of the season at QB for the Giants. Seattle was without both starting right tackle Brandon Shell (ankle) and backup Cedric Ogbuehi (calf) leaving a major question on the offensive line. ___CLEVELAND-TENNESSEEBrowns: WR Taywan Taylor, WR KhaDarel Hodge, CB Denzel Ward, RB Dontrell Hilliard, S Tedric Thompson, DE Joe Jackson.

NFL linebacker Carl Nassib signed a four-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cleveland Browns when he was drafted in 2016. His new salary "didn't really change my headspace much," he tells CNBC Make It. I was more focused on my career as a football player than worrying about how much money I had in the bank." Three years after signing with the Browns, Nassib is making a base salary of $2.03 million with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he still plays it safe with his money. The 26-year-old team captain sticks to a monthly budget of $3,500 for rent, food and bills.