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Carl Nassib
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Nassib with the Cleveland Browns in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993 (age 31)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern, Pennsylvania)
College:Penn State
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:2016 / round: 3 / pick: 65
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2021
Total tackles:161
Sacks:22.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:16
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carl Paul Nassib (born April 12, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning unanimous All-American honors as a senior in 2015. Nassib was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft,[1] and has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Las Vegas Raiders. In 2021, Nassib became the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay.[2] He is also the first openly gay NFL player to play in a game.[3]

Early years

Nassib was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[4] He attended Malvern Preparatory School, a Catholic private school in Malvern, where he was a three-year letterman in football.[5] He played as an offensive tackle and defensive end. He helped lead the team to a 7–4 record in his junior and senior years. Nassib also lettered twice in basketball as well as three times in track and field. As a senior, he was selected team captain in basketball, helping lead the Friars to a 24–7 record.[6]

College career

Nassib enrolled at Pennsylvania State University and made the Penn State Nittany Lions football team as a walk-on in 2011.[7][8][9] After not playing his first two years, he played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2013, during coach Bill O'Brien's second and final season with the team. Nassib recorded 12 tackles and one sack. As a junior, he appeared in all 13 games and had seven tackles and one sack.[10] He became a starter for the first time his senior year in 2015.[11][12][13] Nassib reached 10 sacks in only six games to start the year.[14]

Nassib was named a unanimous All-American and the Big Ten's Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year for 2015.[4][15] He won the Hendricks Award for the nation's top defensive end, and was also given the Lombardi Award for being the best college football lineman or linebacker.[16][17] Nassib was also a finalist for several other awards, including the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the award given to the best defensive player in the country, along with the Burlsworth Trophy given to the nation's best player who started their career as a walk-on.[18][19]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+7⁄8 in
(2.00 m) 		277 lb
(126 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.84 s 1.62 s 2.77 s 4.37 s 7.27 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[20][21]

Cleveland Browns

Nassib was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft with the 65th pick.[22] On June 28, Nassib signed a four-year contract worth about $3.2 million, with signing bonus worth approximately $890,000.[23]

In his first game as a professional, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Nassib recorded one sack, three tackles, and one deflected pass, and earned a nomination for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week.[24] He played in 14 games as a rookie and became a starter in 2017.[4]

Nassib was waived by the Browns on September 2, 2018.[25]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 3, 2018, Nassib was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[26] He set career highs in both sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (12) in 2018, both higher than his career totals in both categories going into the season.[27] In two seasons with the Buccaneers, he started 17 games and totaled 12.5 sacks.[4]

Las Vegas Raiders

On March 27, 2020, Nassib signed a three-year, $25 million contract, including $16.75 million guaranteed, with the Las Vegas Raiders.[28][29]

In Week 10 of the 2020 season against the Denver Broncos, Nassib recorded his first career interception in the 37–12 win.[30]

In the Raiders' 2021 season opener against Baltimore, broadcast on Monday Night Football, Nassib strip sacked Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in overtime, which Las Vegas recovered to set up the winning touchdown in a 33–27 win.[31] By playing in the game, he became the first openly gay player in NFL history to play in a game.[32]

Nassib was released by the Raiders on March 17, 2022.

Personal life

Nassib's father Gilbert Nassib played college football at the University of Delaware.[6] His older brother Ryan was a quarterback at Syracuse University and played in the NFL from 2013 to 2017.[6]

On June 21, 2021, during Pride Month,[33] Nassib released a statement on his Instagram account stating that he is gay, becoming the first active NFL player to come out publicly.[33][34] In the statement, he pledged to donate $100,000 to The Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth, and to continue to champion their work.[35] He received public support from the NFL, Raiders, Penn State, and current and former athletes.[4] That day, jerseys and T-shirts with his name were the top sellers among all NFL players at Fanatics, the league's sales partner.[36]

He lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania during the offseason.[37]

References

  1. ^ "Carl Nassib NFL Draft 2016: Scouting Report, Grade for Browns Rookie". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Belson, Ken (June 21, 2021). "Raiders' Carl Nassib Announces He's Gay, an N.F.L. First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Raiders DL Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay". NFL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Thames, Alanis (June 22, 2021). "Carl Nassib, the First Openly Gay N.F.L. Player, Has Been a Football Everyman". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "West Chester native Carl Nassib makes history as first active NFL player to announce he's gay". June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Penn State Nittany Lions:Carl Nassib". Archived from the original on October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Former walk-on DE Carl Nassib blossoming into a star for Penn State". ESPN.com. September 14, 2015.
  8. ^ The Morning Call (April 19, 2015). "Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib shines in spring drills – The Morning Call". themorningcall.com.
  9. ^ "Weight room, Chipotle changed Carl Nassib from walk-on to sack leader – Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com. October 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Former walk-on Carl Nassib hasn't looked back after Bill O'Brien's surprise scholarship offer". PennLive.com. April 2015.
  11. ^ "Carl Nassib: From Malvern Prep to probable Penn State starter". philly-archives.
  12. ^ "Nassib's path to becoming a starter for Penn State a success story". Reading Eagle.
  13. ^ Bob Cohn (August 10, 2015). "Long wait over for Penn State fifth-year senior Nassib". TribLIVE.com.
  14. ^ "Rich Scarcella: PSU defensive end Carl Nassib one of nation's best". Reading Eagle.
  15. ^ "View 2015 All-Big Ten Defensive Team & individual award winners". Big Ten Network. November 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Nassib wins Ted Hendricks Award". Penn State News.
  17. ^ "Nassib wins Rotary Lombardi Award". Penn State News.
  18. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners QB Baker Mayfield wins Burlsworth Award". ESPN.com. December 7, 2015.
  19. ^ "Temple's Tyler Matakevich named Nagurski Trophy winner – CollegeFootballTalk". CollegeFootballTalk.
  20. ^ "Carl Nassib Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Carl Nassib, Penn State, DE, 2016 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  22. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (April 29, 2016). "Carl Nassib drafted by Cleveland Browns with No. 65 pick". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  23. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (June 29, 2016). "Browns sign 3rd-rounder Carl Nassib, whom they think has a motor like Joey Bosa's". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  24. ^ "Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week". NFL.com. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  25. ^ Gribble, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Browns claim 5 players in latest moves to reshaped 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  26. ^ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2018). "Bucs Nab DE Carl Nassib in Waiver Claim". Buccaneers.com.
  27. ^ Kinnan, Cory (February 20, 2019). "Carl Nassib continues to pay dividends for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers". ThePewterPlank.com. FanSided. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  28. ^ "Raiders sign defensive end Carl Nassib". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. March 17, 2020.
  29. ^ Massie, Graeme (June 22, 2021). "Carl Nassib: Las Vegas Raider becomes the first active NFL player to come out as gay". The Independent. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  30. ^ "Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders - November 15th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  31. ^ Gutierrez, Paul (September 14, 2021). "Derek Carr rallies Las Vegas Raiders past Baltimore Ravens in wild, OT win: 'Hope this is a sign of things to come'". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders' Carl Nassib makes LGBTQ history — and a game-saving play". NBCNews.com.
  33. ^ a b Belson, Ken (June 21, 2021). "Raiders' Carl Nassib Announces He's Gay, an N.F.L. First". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  34. ^ Price, Christopher (June 21, 2021). "Raiders' Carl Nassib comes out as gay; is first active NFL player to do so". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  35. ^ Gutierrez, Paul (June 21, 2021). "Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders announces he is gay, pledges $100,000 to Trevor Project". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  36. ^ Morgan, Emmanuel (June 22, 2021). "A Gay N.F.L. Player Broke a Barrier. Will Others Follow?". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  37. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Stephen A. "SHOCKED" Carl Nassib is first active NFL player to come out as gay". YouTube.
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