Nassib First Active NFL Player to Come Out, But Ex-Husky Was Pioneer

DerekJohnson

https://si.com/college/washington/legends/nassib-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-but-ex-husky-was-ground-breaker

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Take this to the HH Pride Board Taft!

RaceBannon

DerekJohnson

RaceBannon

DerekJohnson said:

Grab Grab Grab!

pawz

DerekJohnson said:

https://si.com/college/washington/legends/nassib-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-but-ex-husky-was-ground-breaker

Moving home to Los Angeles, he worked in his aunt's Santa Monica flooring store for three-plus decades, often dealing with movie industry designers, many of whom were gay.

@RaceBannon true?!

RaceBannon

pawz said:

DerekJohnson said:

https://si.com/college/washington/legends/nassib-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-but-ex-husky-was-ground-breaker

Moving home to Los Angeles, he worked in his aunt's Santa Monica flooring store for three-plus decades, often dealing with movie industry designers, many of whom were gay.

@RaceBannon true?!

Kids today think all of this is new but it isn't

I was the go to guy at our office for the bosses friends who all had gay designers. Been working with the gays since the 80's. We had a showroom in the design center. I was a commercial guy but got called in for the big clients to see the projects through

Yes it is true

SFGbob

DerekJohnson said:

https://si.com/college/washington/legends/nassib-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-but-ex-husky-was-ground-breaker

Does this mean he is quitting football and taking up soccer?

BleachedAnusDawg

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

animate

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

so ... it's the benefit/cost analysis "gay or no gay" argument eh?

TrumpsWall

Would’ve been more shocked if he had come out as a pass rusher

BleachedAnusDawg

animate said:

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

so ... it's the benefit/cost analysis "gay or no gay" argument eh?

If he was already thinking about coming out, and then he has a financial incentive for doing so (which he would anyways, even if those are hypothetical opportunities at more income versus something written in to a contract), that could be a reason for doing it. The guy's not an idiot. He was on Hard Knocks teaching financial planning to all of his teammates. If I had some particular identity trait and was in a position to capitalize on it I would make the decision to do so.

MikeDamone

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

No conspiracy. He was on the bubble for Vegas, now he is uncuttable. Shrewd business move.

Baseman

Big announcement upcoming...Stay turned...

BleachedAnusDawg

MikeDamone said:

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

No conspiracy. He was on the bubble for Vegas, now he is uncuttable. Shrewd business move.

One cut block in practice takes care of that.

MikeDamone

This thread is GAF

RoadTrip

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

Is he any good? Not sure he had much of a future.

huskyhooligan

BleachedAnusDawg said:

My conspiracy theory on this is that Nassib has something in his contract about getting a portion of jersey sales revenue so he decided to come out because he knew his jersey would instantly sell through the roof.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31688171/las-vegas-raiders-de-carl-nassib-top-selling-nfl-jersey-fanatics-day-announcement

I always thought Doug Fister jersey's would sell more around June / Gay Pride.