Former Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player in 2021, is being honored by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington.

The No. 94 jersey Nassib wore in the 2021 season opener on Sept. 13 is on display in a new Smithsonian exhibit. It was his first NFL regular-season game after coming out.

Nassib came up with a key strip sack of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in the Raiders’ overtime victory.

The jersey is now in the museum’s “Entertainment Nation” display.

“I thought it was really important that gay stories get told and remembered,” Nassib told the Washington Post.

Nassib played two seasons with the Raiders in 2020 and 2021 before finishing his career in 2022 with the Buccaneers.

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