Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay last week, becoming the first active NFL player to do so in the process. Prior to Nassib, many NFL players have come out following the end of their playing career. Former Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith shared his support for Nassib this weekend and also spoke about the 90s-era teams.
“To those of us in NFL locker rooms, this is not necessarily breaking news. We had a gay player in our locker room,” Smith told TMZ Sports. “I think it was the mid- to late-90s and I think we might have had two but that wasn’t what we were focused on.