There are currently no openly gay players in the NFL. But he never saw the field or recorded an NFL stat and officially retired in 2015. Michael Sam was the first openly gay football player to enter the NFL Draft and eventually went to the St. We've been bonding together and that wouldn't change anything too much.' Jordan Howard's debut season in the NFL culminated in one of the league's highest honors with a trip to the Pro Bowl.īefore he led the NFC squad in rushing with 21 yards in the game, Howard was approached by Jeremy Brener of OutSports and the Bears running back was among 14 Pro Bowlers who were in support of openly gay teammates:
