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The jersey of West Chester native Carl Nassib is now on display at the Smithsonian'sNational Museum of American History, honoring his achievement as the first openly gay player to appear in an NFL regular-season game.

The Malvern Prep alum made the announcement while appearing on The Pivot Podcast, hosted by former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder on May 6.

The jersey on display is Nassib's No. 94 Las Vegas Raiders jersey from the team's 2021 season opener against the Baltimore Ravens — the first game he played after publicly coming out as gay in a social media upload in June 2021.

In that game, he made a critical strip sack on Lamar Jackson in overtime that helped lead the Raiders to a 33-27 victory. The jersey has been on display since May 21.

"They reached out to me last year and said they wanted to add it to the collection. I said, absolutely. This is huge," Nassib said on the podcast. "I adoration museums. I admire history. I care for football. I devote the gays."

During the podcast, Nassib credited his late uncle, who was also gay and passed away from cancer, for inspiring him to share his truth.

"When I came out to him, he said, 'This is the biggest wei

In 2021, Carl Nassib decided to publicly come out as gay. In doing so, Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player.

That decision took a lot of courage, and Nassib has admitted he battled nerves before finally sending his message out to the world.

But Nassib also knew how much his coming out would support others in the same situation. During an appearance on Ryan Clark's "The Pivot" podcast, Nassib opened up about a conversation he had with his dying uncle, and how that played a role in Nassib's decision to come out publicly.

While Nassib was playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he received a name from his mom informing him his uncle was on his deathbed due to cancer. Nassib briefly left the team to spot his uncle — who was openly gay — in person.

Nassib — who was only out to his parents, close friends and siblings at the time — decided to come out to his uncle during that attend. His uncle's response played a major role in Nassib coming out publicly a few years later.

"I saw him on his deathbed and he was in a really bad shape and I came out to him. We're from a vast family — I have 44 first cousins — an

Carl Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player in 2021. A few years later, his historic announcement is entity immortalized in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Nassib's No. 94 Oakland Raiders jersey is entity displayed at the museum in its "Entertainment Nation" display. While Nassib's jersey was first put up May 21, the NFL tweeted about the honor Wednesday.
The jersey is the one worn by Nassib during the team's Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens in 2021. It was the first jersey worn by Nassib after he came out as gay.
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Nassib initially revealed the Smithsonian news during an appearance on "The Pivot" podcast — hosted by former NFL player Ryan Clark — in May. During that interview, Nassib talked about his uncle, who served as an inspiration for Nassib to come out as gay.
Nassib spoke to the Washington Post about his jersey being displayed in the Smithsonian, saying it was "really important that gay stories get told and remembered."
Nassib's announcement was met with support around the league. The Raiders, Nassib's former college coach and his former teammate

Examining Media Framing of Openly same-sex attracted NFL Player Carl Nassib
Authors: Edward M. Kian, Ph.D.
School of Media & Strategic Communications, Oklahoma Mention University, OK, USA
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Edward M. Kian, Ph.D.
School of Media & Strategic Communications
Oklahoma State University
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Dr. Edward (Ted) M. Kian, Ph.D. is a full professor of Sports Media in the School of Media & Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Kian’s research focuses on sport media, specifically examining portrayals of gender and LGBT in content, modern media, attitudes and experiences of sport media members, and sport marketing.
Examining Media Framing of Openly gay NFL Player Carl Nassib
ABSTRACT
This researched examined mainstream media framing of Carl Nassib becoming the first active, established NFL player to come out as same-sex attracted. Purpose: Media have historically framed the NFL as a rugged, masculine sport, but media acquire also been supportive of the few former professional athletes who came out as gay or bisexual. This study examined how media framed an active homosexual athlete in what is construe