Carl Nassib is a former American football player who played as a defensive end and linebacker in the NFL for seven seasons. He played college football at Penn State, earning All-American honors. Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2016, he also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Las Vegas Raiders. In 2021, Nassib made history as the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay, making him the first openly gay player to participate in a regular season NFL game.
On April 12, 1993, Carl Nassib was born. He would later become a professional football player and the first active NFL player to come out as gay.
In 2011, Carl Nassib enrolled at Pennsylvania State University and joined the Nittany Lions as a walk-on player.
In 2013, Carl Nassib played in 10 games for the Nittany Lions, recording 12 tackles and one sack.
In 2013, Carl Nassib's older brother, Ryan, began playing in the NFL.
In 2015, Carl Nassib became a starter for the first time in his senior year and reached 10 sacks in only six games.
In 2015, Carl Nassib earned unanimous All-American honors while playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
In 2015, Carl Nassib was named a unanimous All-American and the Big Ten's Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. He also won the Hendricks Award and the Lombardi Award.
In 2016, Carl Nassib was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and signed a four-year contract worth about $3.2 million.
2017 was the last year Carl Nassib's brother, Ryan, played in the NFL.
In 2017, Carl Nassib became a starter for the Cleveland Browns.
On September 2, 2018, Carl Nassib was waived by the Cleveland Browns.
On September 3, 2018, Carl Nassib was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On March 27, 2020, Carl Nassib signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.
On June 21, 2021, Carl Nassib publicly came out as gay, becoming the first active NFL player to do so. He pledged to donate $100,000 to The Trevor Project.
In 2021, Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay.
In the Raiders' 2021 season opener, Carl Nassib became the first openly gay player in NFL history to play in a game.
On January 15, 2022, Carl Nassib became the first openly gay player to play in an NFL playoff game.
On March 17, 2022, Carl Nassib was released by the Las Vegas Raiders.
On August 16, 2022, Carl Nassib signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On September 6, 2023, Carl Nassib announced his retirement from the NFL.
In 2023, Carl Nassib was in a relationship with Danish Olympian Søren Dahl.
In April 2024, Carl Nassib joined The Trevor Project founder Peggy Rajski to announce the Cleveland Browns’ second round draft pick on live TV.
 
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