On Monday, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced in an Instagram video that he is gay, becoming the first active NFL player to do so.
What else do we know about him?
(pronounced NASS-ib)
Age: 28
Height: 6 feet, 7 inches
Weight: 270 pounds
Hometown: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Years in the NFL: 5
Football career: After never starting a game in high school, Nassib joined the football team at Penn State as a walk-on. It took him until he was a fifth-year senior to become a starter, but once he did in 2015, he led the NCAA in sacks with 15.5 and forced fumbles with six.
He was named 2015 Big Ten Defensive Player of the