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NFL Free-Agent DE Carl Nassib Says Announcement That He's Gay Was 'for the Kids'

Free-agent defensive end Carl Nassib knew he could potentially affect a level of change when he announced last summer he is gay.

"I stared at the phone for like an hour, just looking at it and trying to hype myself up," he said of the moments leading up to his announcement on social media in an interview on Good Morning America. "The last thing I said was, 'You know what, for the kids.'"

Good Morning America

"I just wanted to show that ... it really doesn't matter your sexual orientation." — NFL star Carl Nassib to <a href="https://twitter.