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Edward "Chip" Sarafin is a former
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offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line (OL), while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line ( ...
from
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. In 2014, he became the first openly gay active
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player when he came out as gay.


College career

Sarafin attended
Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...
where he walked-on to the football team. His main contribution to the team was as a member of the "scout team" and he was not a regular active player. In the August 2014 issue of Compete Magazine, he became the first active
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athlet ...
player to come out publicly as gay. He had come out to teammates months before the announcement, and posted pictures with his boyfriend on social media. Head coach
Todd Graham Michael Todd Graham (born December 5, 1964) is an American college football coach and former player who serves as an offensive analyst for TCU. He was most recently the head football coach at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Playing car ...
and Athletic Director Ray Anderson issued statements of support following the announcement. Sarafin cited
Michael Sam Michael Alan Sam Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is an American former professional American football, football defensive lineman who is a coach for the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football (ELF). Sam played college football for the ...
, who had privately come out to teammates the previous season, as an inspiration. Sam tweeted his support of Sarafin following the announcement. The following week, Sarafin was among five walk-ons put on scholarship for the upcoming season."Chip Sarafin among 5 walk-ons put on scholarship by ASU"
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See also

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Homosexuality in American football There has been only one player who has publicly come out as gay or bisexual while being an active player in the National Football League (NFL): Carl Nassib, who came out as gay on June 21, 2021, while with the Las Vegas Raiders. He became the f ...
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List of LGBT sportspeople This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexuality, bisexual, Pansexuality, pansexual, and transgender Athlete, sportspeople as well as those who identify as belonging to the broader queer community. List ...


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