Who Is The First Gay Nfl Player?

The first gay NFL player has not yet been publicly announced. However, there are a number of players who have come out as gay after retirement.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the wealthiest professional sport league by revenue, and the sport league with the most valuable teams. The NFL’s 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, eight teams from each conference advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself as National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with American Football League (AFL) in 1966, two years after AFL was formed. In 1970 following a forced merger between AFL and NFL by then AFL–NFL merger negotiations, calls for a new championship game were made. This led to introduction of first ever Super Bowl which was held on January 15th, 1967.

Michael Sam

Michael Sam was born on January 7, 1990, in La Villa, Texas. He was a highly touted defensive end coming out of high school and played college football at the University of Missouri. In his senior year, Sam was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He came out as gay in February 2014, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. Sam was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams but was released during the preseason. He then spent time on the practice squads of the Dallas Cowboys and Montreal Alouettes before retiring from football in August 2015.

Jason Collins

Jason Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000–01. He was drafted 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. He went on to play for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets.

In April 2013, Collins publicly came out as gay, becoming the first active male professional athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to do so.

Conclusion

There is no one answer to this question as the first openly gay NFL player has not yet been publicly announced. However, there are a few players who have come out after their careers ended, such as Michael Sam and Ryan O’Callaghan. There is also at least one active player who is rumored to be gay but has not yet come out publicly.