As I processed Carl Nassib’s amazing, powerful announcement that he is gay, I immediately thought of Al Davis.
Al would be proud today. A player from his beloved Silver and Black made history becoming the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Yes, Michael Sam was drafted in 2014 and he became the first openly gay player to be drafted, but he never played in a regular season NFL game.
Nassib is an established veteran and he is a Las Vegas Raider. Yes, the Raiders are pioneers once again.
In case you missed Monday’s historic news, Nassib made a groundbreaking announcement on Instagram earlier today, which our sister site OutSports first reported.