ProFootball Talk on NBC SportsBrendan Ayanbadejo: Carl Nassib seems like the right guy to carry the torch
Brendan Ayanbadejo married his wife, Natalee, in 2003, and the couple have three children. But during his 10 NFL seasons, Ayanbadejo became one of the league’s first — and most — outspoken advocates for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. So Ayanbadejo, who last played in 2012, applauded from the sideline when Raiders defensive end [more]
NBC Sports WashingtonRaiders’ Carl Nassib has NFL’s top-selling jersey after coming out as gay
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib has the NFLs highest-selling jersey on Fanatics after coming out as gay.
ProFootball Talk on NBC SportsJustin Fields believes in the Bears’ plan at quarterback
Justin Fields has been told that he is not competing to be the Bears’ Week One starting quarterback, and he’s OK with that. The Bears’ plan is to have Fields as the backup to Andy Dalton when the season begins, and Fields says he believes in that plan. “If I don’t believe in it then [more]
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- Carl Nassib reportedly has top-selling NFL jersey a day after coming out
- Chiefs Pro Bowl edge rusher Frank Clark arrested on weapons charge
- Raiders DE Nassib comes out as gay, becomes first active NFL player to do so
- Eli returning to Giants in non-football role; will have his number retired
- Brady on team that passed on him: 'You're sticking with that motherf***er?'