
North America's four biggest pro sports leagues have been around a combined 398 years. They've had two openly gay active players
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Carl Nassib is one of only two openly gay active players in the history of the four biggest North American sports leagues -- the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. Experts say homophobia in sports begins at the youth level.
The laid-back nature of his announcement belies how exceedingly rare it was for Nassib to come out at all. The Las Vegas Raiders defensive end is now just one of two openly gay active players in the history of the four biggest North American sports leagues (the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League). He joins Jason Collins, an NBA veteran who came out in 2013 and retired after the following season.More Related News

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