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Kwame Harris (2003-08): Offensive lineman with the 49ers and Raiders.
Ryan O’Callaghan (2006-11): Offensive lineman with the Patriots and Chiefs.
Cue the rumors.
7 7. He only came out this year, revealing he was gay in a clip for a Swedish TV show. Then a week later, he came out to his college team at an introduce-yourself session. Despite him being British, news that he was out still reached a lot of people, people who probably already had an inkling that he was gay.
There have been 16 gay or bi players come out publicly in the NFL, which is in its 106th season.
He subsequently got engaged to his boyfriend at the time, but they soon broke things off.
12 12. That’s until his ex-wife started rumors. Roy Simmons
Roy Franklin Simmons had played in the NFL from 1979 to 1983. Ryan would write an emotional letter to ESPN where he expressed his sexuality and has since been a strong advocate on behalf of the LGBTQ community.
“I am proud to be an out bisexual Black man, and it’s time the NFL was proud to have me and others like me as an active part of their family,” he wrote.
But now that I have come out it rarely crosses my mind. Of course, not all soccer fans are like that, but you get my drift.
The former NFL professional passed away on February 20, 2014, at the age of 57. The fact that she’s a lesbian hasn’t factored into it, and that’s the way it should be. RUMORED TO BE IN THE CLOSET: KERRY RHODES
Kerry Rhodes is currently making a go of things in the acting profession.
There were hundreds of letters forwarded to me.”
1. It was then that Ray McDonald’s sexual orientation came to the limelight. Esera published his autobiography ‘Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL’ in 2006.
5. The player would have a short stint with the Raiders before moving to the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.
Nunes is the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and has been open about her sexuality for most of her career, often crediting her success to her long-term girlfriend, fellow MMA fighter Nina Ansaroff. RUMORED TO BE IN THE CLOSET: OVI MUGHELLI
Ovi Mughelli is a former fullback. She played for the Canadian national women’s team, and she had a pretty decent record as a forward.
CAME OUT: COLIN JACKSON
Nunes is the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and has been open about her sexuality for most of her career, often crediting her success to her long-term girlfriend, fellow MMA fighter Nina Ansaroff. RUMORED TO BE IN THE CLOSET: OVI MUGHELLI
Colin Jackson is a former Welsh sprint and hurdling athlete. Why would they want to subject themselves to such abuse?
This holds true for many gay athletes around the world.
He’s a solid player without being spectacular, but a lot of people know him solely for a hoax he tried to pull in 2012, one that led people to believe that he was gay.