{"id":23056,"date":"2020-06-20T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=23056"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:17:51","slug":"top-10-gay-nfl-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/top-10-gay-nfl-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Gay NFL Players Who Are Truly Inspirational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Every year, 32 teams compete in the NFL, with each team having 53 players. That\u2019s a total of 1,696 players involved in proceedings every season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amazingly though, of the thousands of men who have stepped onto the field, only a small handful have ever come out as gay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s more, all the openly\ngay NFL players haven\u2019t felt comfortable to come out while playing, and instead\nmany took the step once their playing careers were over, which shows the stigma\nstill surrounding gay footballers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though their numbers may be few, these men have been trail blazers not just for LGBTQ+ sports stars<\/a> but for regular people around the globe too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s a list of 10 openly gay\nNFL players:<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. Dave Kopay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n