video to his Instagram commemorating Pride, announcing he would provide a 1:1 match for any donations made to The Trevor Project, the world’s top suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ Youth.“Out there right now, there’s a kid saying ‘I’d rather be dead than be gay,’ and that’s why I’m partnering again with The Trevor Project, and matching all donations up to $100,000,” Nassib says in the video. “I really hope you guys join me in supporting this awesome organization and supporting these young kids.”Nassib, a former player for the Las Vegas Raiders, came out publicly through an Instagram post on June 21, 2021, announcing that he was gay and promising to donate $100,000 to support The Trevor Project’s programming and support services, including its 24/7 crisis service hotline with trained crisis counselors.
In the week following Nassib’s coming out announcement, The Trevor Project’s website traffic increased by more than 350%, and the organization received a 100% increase in daily online donations.Nassib’s 2021 donation was also matched by the NFL on the day following his announcement, and by the Raiders on March 1, just before they released Nassib, a rotational defensive end and pass rusher, making him a free agent.As a free agent, it remains to be seen whether Nassib will land on another NFL team.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Ryan Russell, who came out as bisexual in 2019 while a free agent, was never able to land on a roster following his announcement.
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