'I'm a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I'm really not doing this for attention. I really have the best life, I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. I've been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay.
'I'm at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Nassib, 28, made the announcement in an Instagram post. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.