8 Male Football Players who Dared to Come Out As Gay [2023 Update]

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• RSELL TOVEY IS ON DISPLAY IN NEW GAY FOOTBALL MOVIE "THE PASS"WE'RE FELY NOT GOG TO PASS UP THE CHANCE TO SEE THIS FILM. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CODY GOHLSEPTEMBER 15, 2016/10:34 AMBY CODY GOHLSEPTEMBER 15, 2016 / 10:34 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"RSELL TOVEY IS ON DISPLAY IN NEW GAY FOOTBALL MOVIE \"THE PASS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-15T14:34:08.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-15T14:34:08.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH TRAILER FOR THE EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED GAY DRAMA THE PASS WAS JT RELEASED AND IS CHOCK FULL OF TRIGUE, EMOTN AND STEAMY SHOTS OF RSELL TOVEY LOUNGG SKTIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPG MOVIE ADAPTATN OF JOHN DONNELLY’S CRILLY-ACCLAIMED PLAY SE THE LOOKG STAR REPRISE THE ROLE OF PREMIERE FOOTBALLER JASON, WHICH HE ORIGATED ON STAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE THE PLAY, THE FILM CENTERS AROUND THE LIFE-CHANGG KISS SHARED BETWEEN JASON AND HIS LONGTIME IEND AND TEAMMATE A (ARZE KENE) ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THEIR FIRST BIG TERNATNAL MATCH AS PROFSNAL SOCCER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRODUCER DUNN KENWORTHY, WHO PREVLY WORKED ON FOUR WEDDGS AND A FUNERAL, NOTTG HILL AND LOVEACTUALLY, SAID OF THE FILM: “AS A SEASON TICKET HOLR OF A MAJOR PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB, I KNOW JT HOW MUCH TERT THERE IS THE QUTN OF WHY NO CURRENTLY-PLAYG PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER HAS E OUT—OR HAS FELT ABLE TO E OUT—AS GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE PASS IS BY NO MEANS AN ISSUE FILM," HE NTUED, "BUT JOHN DONNELLY’S WONRFUL SCREENPLAY PUTS VERY HANDSOME FLH ON THE BON OF THIS MORN ANOMALY, IMAGG THE PA, PASSN AND PLEXY OF THE LIV OF ELE WONRG WHETHER HONTY IS WORTH THE PRICE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT THE TRAILER BELOW. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PASS IS SET FOR UK RELEASE DECEMBER WH A US RELEASE ANTICIPATED FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: ATTU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

RSELL TOVEY IS ON DISPLAY IN NEW GAY FOOTBALL MOVIE "THE PASS"WE'RE FELY NOT GOG TO PASS UP THE CHANCE TO SEE THIS FILM. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CODY GOHLSEPTEMBER 15, 2016/10:34 AMBY CODY GOHLSEPTEMBER 15, 2016 / 10:34 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"RSELL TOVEY IS ON DISPLAY IN NEW GAY FOOTBALL MOVIE \"THE PASS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-09-15T14:34:08.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-09-15T14:34:08.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH TRAILER FOR THE EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED GAY DRAMA THE PASS WAS JT RELEASED AND IS CHOCK FULL OF TRIGUE, EMOTN AND STEAMY SHOTS OF RSELL TOVEY LOUNGG SKTIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPG MOVIE ADAPTATN OF JOHN DONNELLY’S CRILLY-ACCLAIMED PLAY SE THE LOOKG STAR REPRISE THE ROLE OF PREMIERE FOOTBALLER JASON, WHICH HE ORIGATED ON STAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE THE PLAY, THE FILM CENTERS AROUND THE LIFE-CHANGG KISS SHARED BETWEEN JASON AND HIS LONGTIME IEND AND TEAMMATE A (ARZE KENE) ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THEIR FIRST BIG TERNATNAL MATCH AS PROFSNAL SOCCER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRODUCER DUNN KENWORTHY, WHO PREVLY WORKED ON FOUR WEDDGS AND A FUNERAL, NOTTG HILL AND LOVEACTUALLY, SAID OF THE FILM: “AS A SEASON TICKET HOLR OF A MAJOR PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB, I KNOW JT HOW MUCH TERT THERE IS THE QUTN OF WHY NO CURRENTLY-PLAYG PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER HAS E OUT—OR HAS FELT ABLE TO E OUT—AS GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE PASS IS BY NO MEANS AN ISSUE FILM," HE NTUED, "BUT JOHN DONNELLY’S WONRFUL SCREENPLAY PUTS VERY HANDSOME FLH ON THE BON OF THIS MORN ANOMALY, IMAGG THE PA, PASSN AND PLEXY OF THE LIV OF ELE WONRG WHETHER HONTY IS WORTH THE PRICE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT THE TRAILER BELOW. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PASS IS SET FOR UK RELEASE DECEMBER WH A US RELEASE ANTICIPATED FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: ATTU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021.

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

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8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

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