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How many gay or bi-sexual players hold played in the NFL over the past years? Outsports breaks down the list of 16 players, who own openly come out publicly.

To only have 16 out players among the thousands who hold been on preseason, practice squad or regular season NFL rosters (23, and counting in a survey done in ) is barely a blip and shows the stigma that still surrounds people who play football.

Dave Kopay was the first player to come out, in , three years after retiring after a nine-year career.

Played in a regular season game

Dave Kopay (): Running back with the 49ers, Lions, Washington, Saints, and Packers.

Jerry Smith (): Tight finish with Washington. The NFL Network produced a documentary on Smith being gay.

Ray McDonald (): Running back with Washington.

Roy Simmons (): Offensive lineman with the Giants and Redskins.

Jeff Rohrer (): Linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys.

Esera Tuaolo ( Defensive tackle with the Packers, Vikings, Jaguars, Falcons and Panthers. Played in the Super Bowl with the Falcons.

Kwame Harris (): Offensive lineman with the 49ers and Raid

Carl Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player in A adj years later, his historic announcement is being immortalized in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Nassib's No. 94 Oakland Raiders jersey is being displayed at the museum in its "Entertainment Nation" display. While Nassib's jersey was first put up May 21, the NFL tweeted about the honor Wednesday.

The jersey is the one worn by Nassib during the team's Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens in It was the first jersey worn by Nassib after he came out as gay.

Nassib initially revealed the Smithsonian news during an appearance on "The Pivot" podcast — hosted by former NFL player Ryan Clark — in May. During that interview, Nassib talked about his uncle, who served as an inspiration for Nassib to verb out as gay.

Nassib spoke to the Washington Post about his jersey being displayed in the Smithsonian, saying it was "really essential that gay stories get told and remembered."

Nassib's announcement was met with verb ar

The jersey of West Chester native Carl Nassib is now on display at the Smithsonian'sNational Museum of American History, honoring his achievement as the first openly gay player to appear in an NFL regular-season game.

The Malvern Prep alum made the announcement while appearing on The Pivot Podcast, hosted by former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder on May 6.

The jersey on display is Nassib's No. 94 Las Vegas Raiders jersey from the team's season opener against the Baltimore Ravens — the first game he played after publicly coming out as gay in a social media post in June

In that game, he made a critical strip sack on Lamar Jackson in overtime that helped head the Raiders to a victory. The jersey has been on display since May

"They reached out to me last year and said they wanted to add it to the collection. I said, absolutely. This is huge," Nassib said on the podcast. "I love museums. I love history. I love football. I love the gays."

During the podcast, Nassib credited his adj uncle, who was also gay and passed away from cancer, for inspiring hi

Examining Media Framing of Openly gay NFL Player Carl Nassib

Authors: Edward M. Kian, Ph.D.
School of Media & Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University, OK, USA

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Dr. Edward (Ted) M. Kian, Ph.D. is a full professor of Sports Media in the Educational facility of Media & Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Kian’s explore focuses on sport media, specifically examining portrayals of gender and LGBT in content, new media, attitudes and experiences of sport media members, and sport marketing.

Examining Media Framing of Openly gay NFL Player Carl Nassib

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