Carl Nassib is now the first openly gay NFL player to compete in a regular season game. Not only did he play but he made a huge impact for his team helping them beat the raiders 33-27. Nassib forced a fumble from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, which the Raiders then scored two plays later to win the game. Carl is the only openly gay player to play in the league in its 102 year long history. Ownership and fans are both happy with the acceptance of him as it was not a major deal that he is openly gay. If anything there has been much acceptance and promotion of him as within 24 hours of him announcing he was gay his jersey became the top selling NFL jersey. Carol Nassib is first player to put himself out there as openly gay while still competing in the NFL.

The author did a great job in this article describing the history of the NFL and how there have never been an openly gay player playing in a regular season game. He also noted the history of Car Nassib and the events that have happened since he has announced that he is gay. I felt the most positive part of the article is how much the author talked about the overall impact he had on the game. Overall, the author did a great job of giving readers a complete understanding of the history of the situation and how it is working out for Carl Nassib. 

This is interesting news in the football world as it shows change that is currently occurring in football. Also what it shows is the support for Carl Nassib as where a couple decades ago there may be little to no support for Carl. Carl’s story does a great job showing the cultural changes in not just football but all of society. This is why Carl’s story can be seen as news as not only did he have an amazing performance but he is also creating history.