Jacksonville Jaguars coach Kevin Maxen becomes first openly gay male coach in major US professional league
- Kevin Maxen, an associate strength coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, publicly came out as gay, making history as the first openly gay male coach in a major US professional sports league.
- Maxen expressed wanting to live openly and authentically, and to advocate for others to live freely without fear of judgment.
- Maxen received an outpouring of support from the Jaguars organization, colleagues, and the wider NFL community after sharing his story.
- While Maxen is the first male coach to come out, several female coaches in the NFL previously came out as gay.
- Maxen consulted with gay NFL players Michael Sam and Carl Nassib about the process of coming out in professional sports.