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However, there was one player before Sam who truly shattered stereotypes and started blazing a trail for gay men in football and that player was drafted by none other than the Green Bay Packers. Be the best Green Bay Packers fan you can be with Bleacher Report. If they are smart and the NFL takes this opportunity to sort of build that education within the locker room, within the organization, it'll be a better place.

[16][17] This made him the third former NFL player to come out, after David Kopay and Roy Simmons. June That's when Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib told the world that he was gay , a revelation that will make him the first openly gay active player in the NFL when he suits up in Tuaolo started all 16 games in for the Packers after he was drafted in the second round out of Oregon State, and he also played for Green Bay in before playing for four other teams through the season.

Of the 16 gay or bi NFL players who were on an NFL roster at some point, seven played for at least one of the playoff teams this season: Dave Kopay, the first out gay NFL player, played for the. Tuaolo said he knows other closeted current NFL players, and he hopes Nassib's decision will encourage others to follow his lead. The next one will take place in Los Angeles. Tuaolo has been the executive chef for The Pilgrim House Inn in Provincetown, Massachusetts, for the past four years, and he said he still gets recognized as a contestant on hit NBC singing competition, "The Voice," from his stint in Tuaolo, who famously sang the National Anthem as a player before a game with the Chicago Bears in , returned to Lambeau to sing the anthem before another Packers game in He also sang at the Packers Christmas holiday party in He hasn't been shy about keeping a public profile.

Lombardi’s brother, Harold, was gay, and that may have played a part in his fierce defense for gay players. Green Bay Packers Home: The official source of the latest Packers headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and gameday information. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights, scores and more.

Your best source for quality Green Bay Packers news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective. Get in-depth analysis, player stats, and more on Packers Wire. Stay updated with the latest Green Bay Packers news, scores, and updates. Green Bay Packers rumors, news and videos from the best sources on the. Another NFL player, Garrison Hearst, made anti-gay comments when he heard the news, but he later apologized.

In Wisconsin, away from where the large majority of the state's Black residents resided in Milwaukee, change was happening on the field in Green Bay, as Black players sought opportunity from the. Hate is Wrong has held inclusion parties and panels during Super Bowl week. Green Bay Packers Home: The official source of the latest Packers headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and gameday information.

Green Bay Packers Home: The official source of the latest Packers headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and gameday information. It's funny that we live in a society that sort of cares for people they don't even know and their bedrooms. Target, now it's Pride Month and there's rainbow toothpaste It's one of those things bringing the attention that's much needed.

He added that the strife of bringing so many together in a quest for equality has helped perception, and social media has given players like Nassib a platform to share their message precisely as they want it conveyed. He famously told his assistant coaches that if any of them questioned a gay player’s manhood, he would fire them. [18][19]. Tuaolo has been part of the shifting tides as an advocate, giving speeches, appearing in government hearings, appearing on TV shows and writing his autobiography in , "Alone in the Trenches: My Life As a Gay Man in the NFL.

Nassib, however, provides a new element. However, there was one player before Sam who truly shattered stereotypes and started blazing a trail for gay men in football and that player was drafted by none other than the Green Bay Packers. Lombardi’s brother, Harold, was gay, and that may have played a part in his fierce defense for gay players.

In Wisconsin, away from where the large majority of the state's Black residents resided in Milwaukee, change was happening on the field in Green Bay, as Black players sought opportunity from the. Esera Tuaolo finally has an answer to the biggest question he's been asked over the past two decades. This is a topic that won't be swept under the rug.

In , having retired from sports in , Tuaolo announced to the public that he is gay, coming out on HBO 's Real Sports. When you create a safer environment for anyone, it doesn't matter what crippling secret you have, if you can live your authentic self, it's a lot better. Everyone needs to accept it, because this is the way the future is going.

Tuaolo said he was delighted to see the league contribute to such a worthwhile organization, but he also admitted some frustration that smaller organizations with similar goals haven't been given favor by the league over the years. Sign up for the Packers newsletter! He famously told his assistant coaches that if any of them questioned a gay player’s manhood, he would fire them.