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Sports Illustrated reports:

Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib now owns the top spot on the Fanatics’ jersey sales list over the last two days, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The surging popularity of Nassib’s No. 94 jersey comes after he became the NFL’s first openly gay active player Monday evening. Nassib made the announcement from his home in Pennsylvania.

Nassib has recorded 20.5 career sacks in five seasons after being selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft. He said Monday he plans to donate $100,000 to The Trevor Project, an organization working to prevent suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. The league announced Tuesday it would match his donation.

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Raiders’ DE Carl Nassib is the top-selling NFL jersey across the @Fanatics’ network both yesterday and today.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 22, 2021

Raiders DE Carl Nassib has the top-selling NFL jersey just one day after publicly coming out as gay, per @AdamSchefter pic.twitter.com/HklXaixl5e

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 22, 2021

Carl Nassib has the top selling NFL jersey across the @Fanatics’ network both today and yesterday.

(h/t @AdamSchefter) pic.twitter.com/9Lx1WPY2lQ

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) June 22, 2021