For a more in-depth discussion of the topic go here: Homosexuality in American Football.
This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and queer-identifying athletes associated with American Football, namely the NFL. This includes those who were posthumously outed.
*Posthumously revealed to have been gay.
**First active NFL player to come out. [19]
†First openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL (did not make it onto the roster by the start of the playing season).
‡First openly gay man to play in a regular season game in the CFL [20]
△Played in a Regular Season Game
▲Attended Training Camp [21]
Name | Years Active | Position | Associated Teams | Identity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alissa Wykes | 2000-? | Running Back | Liberty Belles | Lesbian [22] |
Name | Position | College/University | Division | Identity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conner Mertens* | Placekicker | Willamette University | III | Bisexual [23] |
Wyatt Pertuset | Wide receiver | Capital University | III | Gay [24] |
Brian Sims | Defensive tackle | Bloomsburg University | II | Gay [25] |
Jacob Van Ittersum | Offensive Lineman | Northwood University | II | Bisexual [26] |
Mason Darrow | Offensive Lineman | Princeton University | I | Gay [27] |
Scott Frantz | Offensive tackle | Kansas State University | I | Gay [28] |
Ed Gallagher | Offensive tackle | University of Pittsburgh | I | Gay [29] |
Alan Gendreau | Placekicker | Middle Tennessee State University | I | Gay [30] |
Bradley Kim | Defensive back | Air Force Academy | I | Gay [31] |
Chip Sarafin | Offensive lineman | Arizona State University | I | Gay [32] |
Kennedy McDowell | Defensive lineman | Colorado State University | I | Gay [33] |
*First active collegiate football player to publicly come out. [34]
For a more in-depth discussion of the topic go here: Homosexuality in American Football.
This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and queer-identifying athletes associated with American Football, namely the NFL. This includes those who were posthumously outed.
*Posthumously revealed to have been gay.
**First active NFL player to come out. [19]
†First openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL (did not make it onto the roster by the start of the playing season).
‡First openly gay man to play in a regular season game in the CFL [20]
△Played in a Regular Season Game
▲Attended Training Camp [21]
Name | Years Active | Position | Associated Teams | Identity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alissa Wykes | 2000-? | Running Back | Liberty Belles | Lesbian [22] |
Name | Position | College/University | Division | Identity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conner Mertens* | Placekicker | Willamette University | III | Bisexual [23] |
Wyatt Pertuset | Wide receiver | Capital University | III | Gay [24] |
Brian Sims | Defensive tackle | Bloomsburg University | II | Gay [25] |
Jacob Van Ittersum | Offensive Lineman | Northwood University | II | Bisexual [26] |
Mason Darrow | Offensive Lineman | Princeton University | I | Gay [27] |
Scott Frantz | Offensive tackle | Kansas State University | I | Gay [28] |
Ed Gallagher | Offensive tackle | University of Pittsburgh | I | Gay [29] |
Alan Gendreau | Placekicker | Middle Tennessee State University | I | Gay [30] |
Bradley Kim | Defensive back | Air Force Academy | I | Gay [31] |
Chip Sarafin | Offensive lineman | Arizona State University | I | Gay [32] |
Kennedy McDowell | Defensive lineman | Colorado State University | I | Gay [33] |
*First active collegiate football player to publicly come out. [34]