Kevin Maxen, a power coach for NFL crew Jacksonville Jaguars, has come out as homosexual - the primary male coach in main US skilled sports to take action.

"I don't want to feel like I have to think about it anymore. I don't want to feel like I have to lie about who I am seeing, or why I am living with someone else," he advised Outsports.

"I want to be vocal in support of people living how they want to live, but I also want to just live and not feel fear about how people will react."

While it's believed Maxen is the primary professional US male coach to come back out, there are out gamers within the NFL, with Michael Sam, who was drafted in 2014, and Carl Nassib, who performed for Tampa Bay final season, turning into the primary overtly homosexual gamers.

Maxen revealed he'd spoken to Nassib for recommendation, saying he related him to Outsports - a web site masking LGBTQ points and personalities in sport.

He stated he hoped his choice would "give someone else the strength to accept their own life and take control of their own story".

Maxen stated he had been together with his accomplice Nick for greater than two years and that he'd questioned his sexuality since school, the place he performed as a linebacker for Western Connecticut State University.

He stated his sexuality should not make a distinction to his self worth or ambition.

"As a Black Jew who has dated both men and women, who has been a strength coach at the highest level of professional football, I've learned that how I look, what I believe in, and especially who I am physically or emotionally attracted to should not impact the way I or other people view my worth," he advised Outsports.

"And It should certainly not dictate what I feel I am capable of accomplishing."

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