NFL Star Carl Nassib Reveals There's an "Awesome Guy" in His Life After Coming Out

Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out publicly, may have a boyfriend!The 28-year-old Las Vegas Raiders defensive end talked about his love life with his teammate Darren Waller and his co-host Donny Starkins.

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 On their comeback stories podcast  on Friday, Oct. 1, which marked his first interview since he revealed on Instagram in June that he is gay 

I just wanted to be someone's number one priority, and I couldn't have that," Nassib said in the interview. "So that was the one thing where I was like, 'Man, I really f--king want that.' But I got that now, so it's good."

He continued, "Oh, I met an awesome guy. He's the best."

Nassib did not name the person.

Also during the podcast, the NFL star talked about why he decided to come out publicly, a few years before he revealed his sexuality to his close family and friends.

"I didn't really do it to break barriers," he said. "I did it because I felt an obligation to the LGBTQ community, to bring representation and bring visibility to a very, very popular entertainment business, to a very, very popular industry that doesn't have a lot of representation."

Nassib is an active supporter of the Trevor Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth.

"I wanted to make sure I was financially stable before I did it," the athlete said. "I didn't know if it would ruin my career. I didn't know if guys would be supportive or not. So I busted my f--king ass to really make it in this f--king league."