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Late Night NFL Open Thread: Congratulations, Carl Nassib

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Since I’m not an ESPN watcher, I don’t know if it’s coincidental that it’s two women discussing this news?

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  4. 4.

    gwangung

    Anyone going to make the comment that it was probably easier for Nassib to come out than if he were black?

    Ah. Guess I just did. One less intersection to deal with.

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    Jackie

    It sounds like his teammates are very supportive. I’m happy he gets to be himself. He waited 15 years. I wish him all the best.

    I still hate the Raiders with all the passion of an ex-AFC Seahawks fan!?

  6. 6.

    West of the Rockies

    I hope he is treated with respect from fans and teammates alike.  He is a true leader.

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    Mary G

    Not that I have much contact with the sports ball world, but it seems like this didn’t make much of a splash, just an “OK, cool, way past/about time, unintelligible discussion of basketball or baseball trade talks.”

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  8. 8.

    LeftCoastYankee

    Back in 2013 when Robbie Rogers came out while still active in MLS, everyone said it would take forever for an active NFL player to feel safe coming out.

    8 years is better than forever, and the overall reaction being “cool, good for him” would seem impossible back then.

    Happy to say: good for him and good for us.

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    WestTexan70

    As for it being two women commenting on the story, Mina Kimes is one of the most knowledgeable “x’s and o’s” NFL analysts in the country. I have a long background in the sport and she runs rings around me when it comes to understanding what is actually happening on the field.

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    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    At my job (legal translator at a law firm), the time has come for performance self-evaluations. And all the questions about how you can improve yourself professionally and how the company can help you improve yourself professionally, and how well do you think you met your targets in last year’s self-evaluation for improving yourself professionally?

    It all feels surreal. Like this past year was an ordinary year, not the hellscape of the pandemic.

    My greatest accomplishment of the past year? I survived, and managed to handle the tasks that fell before me, and beyond that, I’ve got no bloody clue.

    On a scale of 1-to-5, how well did I do at meeting last year’s self-improvement targets? One. Give more details as to why you answered as you did? COVID-19.

    I don’t know why, but sometimes I feel like a military conscript (which I once was) answering questions about how he can make himself a better soldier (answer: survive long enough to get the hell out)

    Sorry to rant like this. But I’m also feeling the isolation.

  21. 21.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @NotMax: So it’s not just me (previous thread re series with disappointing endings). I feel better somehow…

    (Remember: In today’s world, if you’re not paranoid, you’re not paying attention.)

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    PaulWartenberg

    Nassib played a couple years for the Bucs and was a decent rotational DL, not a superstar All-Pro but a reliable tackler, good for the occasional sack and solid in run defense. He’s one of those mid-level guys who keeps the lineup steady when there’s an injury or a change in the defensive packages. It was a shame they didn’t keep him in free agency but that’s how the pro game is today.

    This is big news. He’s a guy still in his playing prime who can be a key role player and backup (even start a game or twelve) for you. How the Raiders treat him will be a sign how they and the other pro teams handle the reality that a number of athletes at any given time are gay.

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    Just Chuck

    Awesome for Nassib, and may many more follow. Just on statistics alone, there’s undoubtedly more. But fuck the fucking Raiders. Hey Las Vegas, enjoy them while they stay, hope you didn’t put up too much for a new stadium or anything.

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