For the first time in NFL history, an openly gay player will take the field in a regular season game.

Carl Na sib is on the Raiders' 53-man roster and figures to see plenty of playing time in Las Vegas' home-opener against the Ravens on Monday, as well as throughout the rest of the season as the top backup at left defensive end, .

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Never in the NFL's history has a Joe Kerridge Jersey player on the field in a regular-season game after coming out as gay.

However, Na sib is not the first gay player to be on the field. , there have been 16 gay or bisexual NFL players to come out Devin Funchess Jersey publicly. Ten of those players have appeared in NFL games:

Six more out players reached training camp: wide receiver Wade Davis, wide receiver Dorien Bryant, defensive back Martin Jenkins, offensive lineman Brad Thorson, defensive end Michael Sam and tight end Colton Underwood.

Na sib's announcement was met with widespread support, to . Not long after he came out, .

After he came out, he pledged to donate $100,000 to The Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth.

During the early days of training camp, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said that no one on the team "has treated him any different Jordan Poole Jersey ," .

"From my point of view his locker is just a few down from mine and I just want to make sure that he knows that, man, we just want him to play as hard as he can so we can win a Super Bowl," Carr said, per ESPN. "That's what we're here to do.

"We're still a family when we come in this building. We better treat him like such. And so, from my point of view, it's been good."

In his first pre s Jalen Rose Jersey conference since coming out, Na sib said he was surprised by the amount of attention he received Michigan Wolverines Jersey for coming out and noted that it was "such a good feeling to have all that support," .

"I was glad to do my part to help bring visibility and representation to my community," Na sib said.

He also said that he has felt "zero stre s" about the reaction from the rest of the team.

"We've got a great locker room, great teammates. I've been met with nothing but love and support. It has been incredible. Football players get a bad wrap. But we're humble, hard-working, accepting people. This was a great example of that."

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Na sib began his pro career with the Browns in 2016 when he was drafted 65th overall.

He appeared in 14 games, but started just three. He finished his first season with 2.5 sacks with 15 solo tackles, five a sists, seven QB hits and two tackles for a lo s. His debut, which came against the Eagles, saw him Jabrill Peppers Jersey record a sack, three tackles and a deflected pa s that earned him a nomination as the NFL Rookie of the Week.

Na sib took a Brandon Johns Jr. Jersey step up his second season with the team as he started 12 games and appeared in all 16 for Cleveland in 2017, as he recorded 32 tackles 19 solo and 13 a sisted with three sacks, nine tackles for lo s and five pa ses defended.

That would be his final campaign with the Browns as they placed him on waivers. He was quickly picked up by the Buccaneers and played in two seasons with them. He setcareer-highs with 6.5 sacks, 12 tackles for lo s and 14 quarterback hits in 2018 and added six more sacks the following season.

He hit free agency after the 2019 season and signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Raiders. In his first season in Las Vegas, he recorded 2.5 sacks with John O'Korn Jersey five tackles for lo s, nine quarterback hits, 17 solo tackles, 11 a sisted and he picked up his first interception, returning it 23 yards. He started five games Lamarr Woodley Jersey and appeared in 14.

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Before Na sib began his NFL career, he wasone of the best defensive players in college football as a senior.

He did not play his first two seasons, but appeared in double-digit games as a redshirt sophomore and junior before getting the starting a signment as a senior.

His final year showed off his NFL-ready talents. He totaled 19.5 tackles for lo s for 120 yards with 15.5 sacks for 107 yards, tallied 46 total tackles 31 solo and 15 a sisted forced six fumbles, intercepted a pa s and defended two more.

The accolades came pouring in. He was a unanimous All-American, received the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten and the Hendricks Award, given to the nation's best defensive end. He was also named a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy and Erik Magnuson Jersey the Bednarik Award (both given to the best defensive player in the nation) and the Burlsworth Trophy (given to the top walk-on).