Raiders gay player jersey
Sales of Carl Nassib's jersey are jumping after the Las Vegas Raider this week became the first active player in the NFL to say that he's gay.
Nassib's No. 94 shirt was the top selling football jersey on Monday and Tuesday across all Fanatics-owned sports apparel websites, the company said, while declining to disclose specifics on sales. The jersey retailed for $120 at NFLShop.com.
Elsewhere, the insist for Nassib's autographed rookie card, game-worn jersey and other sports memorabilia has soared this week as well, said Jordan Gilroy, acquisitions director for Brand-new Jersey auction corporation Lelands. The eagerness for buying a lesser-known NFL player's merchandise typically lasts a month at max, Gilroy said, but if Nassib plays at a high level this fall for the Raiders, the auction bidding for his jersey and other memorabilia could escalate even higher.
"His claim right now is at an all-time high," Gilroy said. "A jersey of his, if it were to market at an auction like ours, it could go for thousands upon thousands of dollars when it probably was worth, you perceive , mid-hundreds last week."
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Las Vegas Raiders Football Jersey worn by Carl Nassib
Defensive end Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders wore this jersey on September 13, 2021, when he became the first openly gay player to take the field in a regular-season game.
Nassib played multiple sports at Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, PA before attending Penn Articulate University, where he made the football team as a walk-on. After not playing his first two seasons, Nassib would become a star defender, receiving numerous accolades his Senior Year (2015), named to the All-American team and receiving both the Lombardi (given to college's best lineman or linebacker) and Nagurski-Woodson (given to the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year) awards.
Following his senior year, Nassib entered the National Football League, where he played for seven years, taking the field for the Cleveland Browns (2016-2017,) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017-2018, 2022) and Las Vegas Raiders (2019-2021). In his professional career Nassib had 25.5 sacks and 187 tackles.
Nassib came out as homosexual before the September 2021 season opener. In the game he sacked quarterback Lamar Jackson in overtime, helping command the Raiders to a 33–27
Visual Description - Carl Nassib Football Jersey
To your right is the smooth, clear glass front of an exhibit case that is 5 feet wide, 8 feet lofty, and 4 feet profound.
Inside and toward the right of the case is a single object—a football jersey worn by Carl Nassib, a former defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders. Nassib wore this jersey on September 30, 2021, when he became the first openly gay player to take the field in a regular-season NFL game. During that game, the season opener, he sacked the opposing quarterback in overtime, helping lead the Raiders to a 33–27 victory against the Baltimore Ravens.
A large color photograph of Nassib charging down the field wraps from the left wall of the case to the back wall. On the left wall, text in large white letters on a field of gray overlaps the photo, quoting Nassib recollecting the afternoon he wore this jersey: “I felt really blessed that I could be on a big stage and make a fine play while representing the community…to be the first out player in a game and then to win.”
Nassib’s jersey is displayed so the back is facing forward. It’s dark and wide-shouldered, made from a heavy-weight twill-knit merge of polyester
Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib has top-selling NFL jersey at Fanatics in day since announcement
In the 24 hours since Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to reach out as gay, the Las Vegas Raiders defensive end's jersey has been the top-selling item across the league, according to Fanatics.
Nassib, 28, made the announcement Monday in a video posted to Instagram from his house in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In the video, Nassib says, "I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. I've been definition to do this for a while now, but I finally feel relaxed enough to get it off my chest. I really have the finest life, I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. I'm a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I'm really not doing this for attention. I just reflect that representation and public presence are so important."
Fanatics, the NFL's official e-commerce match, said Nassib has had the top-selling NFL jersey Monday and Tuesday across the company's network of online stores.
As part of his announcement, Nassib pledged $100,000 to the Trevor Undertaking, an organization that provides cr