Carl Nassib’s football team, Las Vegas Raiders, has announced it will be donating $100,000 to the LGBTQ suicide prevention organization, the Trevor Project.
The sum matches the amount that Nassib himself said he was donating to the organization when he announced last summer via an Instagram video that he is gay. His coming out made him the first out gay, active player in the NFL.
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“The Raiders are proud to match Carl’s generous donation to support the Trevor Project and the important work this organization is doing to serve the LGBTQ community,” Raiders president Dan Ventrelle said in a statement to Outsports.
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“Diversity, equality, and inclusion are core values of the Las Vegas Raiders, and we appreciate the effort that both Carl and the Trevor Project have put toward advancing these principles.”
The Raiders also posted a video of Carl Nassib reflecting on his coming out.
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Carl Nassib’s courageous story was shared last year and we are standing with him to match his $100,000 donation to The @TrevorProject. To learn more visit https://t.co/BitjmwH51Q pic.twitter.com/8FHuOX1uK1
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 1, 2022
“That was a really exciting day for me,” Nassib said of his coming out posting. “I had wanted to do it for a really long time. I wanted to be in a place where I felt totally comfortable, totally confident to give a voice to people who really needed it the most.
“I was with my friends and family and it definitely was a stressful thing to do, but we were really excited to spread the message of the Trevor Project to bring visibility and representation to the NFL, to sports, and we did it for the youth, for the kids who are struggling the most. That’s who I’m most passionate about and to be able to say I helped them is absolutely incredible.”
Commenting on the Raiders donation, Nassib added that it was “incredible. I never expected them to match it and I think it’s beautiful.”
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The video also included fellow Raiders player Alec Ingold talking about Nassib’s coming out. He said, “My initial reaction was ‘Wow, good for him,’” Ingold said.
“And then it started to sink in about how massive that was for so many other people looking for that voice, that blueprint. And for Carl to have the courage to do that, it took a little bit to sink in on the magnitude of what he did.”
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Jim
I generally say this is the 21st century and coming out is not big deal, but for a football player it is! KUDOS
Fahd
The Raiders matching Nassib’s donation is a welcome gesture, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if they increased it to $100K or more per year. The other teams of the NFL also could make a big difference by donating to LGBTQ+ causes. As everyone knows, there are gay NFL fans and almost all NFL fans have gay friends or family members.
ZzBomb
The thing that impresses me the most about Carl Nassib is his humility. No one asked him to do this, he’s not regularly posting things on social media that are just aimed at attention seeking. He seems like a genuine guy looking to do his small part at making the world a better place and for that I commend him.
Cam
Good for him and the team!
SDR94103
excellent.
charette8596
Carl’s just an all around good guy. I’m glad his coming out didn’t damage his career. Being the only ”out” gay player took alot of courage. Kudos to the Raiders and the NFL for respecting him for who he is.
drmiller
Now THIS is queer news I can get behind! Such an uplifting and positive read first thing in the morning. Double thumbs up to Carl and the LV Raiders!!
Kangol2
Great for him, the Raiders and the Trevor Project. Now all the rest of the NFL’s teams could give $100,000 as well. All are worth billions of dollars so this is a drop in their proverbial buckets.
SamB
A great role model.
CatholicXXX
And a trump supporter!
Cam
@CatholicXXX
Funny he’s going a bunch of stuff that Trump supporters would hate. You know, because their bigots and hate LGBTQ people.
johncp56
It is about time these macho sports teams man up!! Go Raiders, but 100K really go big or go home that is pocket change, the money you find in the cushions for them !!!! it is a start
dhmonarch89
considering half the bullying I received in school came from Football Players- the NFL needs to have every team donate $100,000- that may undo some of the damage! It’s very cool that the Raiders did this- let’s hope it inspires others to as well!
Heywood Jablowme
I was bullied by football players and I hate the game and every goddam f*cking thing about it.
stuffedpuppy
Such a beautiful and positive gesture …from such a beautiful man^^
Heywood Jablowme
Let’s not get carried away here. Carl Nassib is still a registered Republican and an acknowledged Trump supporter. I hope he eventually wises up to how anti-gay, relentlessly idiotic, and treasonous his party is.
Cam
He’ll probably start wising up when he gets the Caitlyn Jenner treatment and Republicans start treating him like sh*t.
Then again, it didn’t wake Caitlyn up.
skapellas
Each person has their own journey. Maybe Carl is evolving. He is not even 30. The Trevor Project has said Carl’s visibility has dramatically increased donations and support for the organization. In the video Carl made, he discussed using proper pronouns for LGBTQ+ children and had a teammate in support as well. People evolve. Geez.
okokwhatever
The way this article talks, you’d think the guy cured cancer. Nope. He just came out of the nonexistent closet. WHOOPIE!!!!! Celebrities these days! What a joke.