History-making NFL player Carl Nassib signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Carl Nassib — pro football's first openly gay, active player — bringing him back to where he delivered two of his
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Carl Nassib — pro football's first openly gay, active player — bringing him back to where he delivered two of his most productive seasons, officials said Tuesday.
Nassib, then of the Las Vegas Raiders, came out a little more than a year ago and made one of the NFL's most memorable early season plays, sacking the Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson and forcing a fumble in a dramatic Monday Night Football victory for the Silver & Black.
This will be Nassib’s seventh season in the NFL and his second stint in Tampa Bay, where he played in 2018 and 2019, recording 6.5 and 6 sacks, respectively, those years.
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles lauded Nassib's ability to stop the run and pressure the quarterback.
"He has a lot of versatility, he brings a lot of energy, he brings a lot of toughness," Bowles told reporters Tuesday. "He understands the (team's) system. He was comfortable in it, so we look forward to him coming here."
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