Jaguars’ assistant coach Kevin Maxen makes history as the first openly gay male coach in major American men’s professional sports
Kevin Maxen wanted to talk about his relationships in public like other coaches in the NFL.
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Jacksonville Jaguars’ assistant strength and conditioning coach Kevin Maxen made history on Thursday, as he came out as gay. He is thought to be the first openly gay coach in all of United States men’s professional sports.
He took inspiration from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Carl Nassib who created history in 2022 by becoming the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Maxen finally decided to speak up on his sexuality, as he did not want to lie about himself and his relationship status in the media.
“I don’t want to feel like I have to think about it anymore,” Maxen revealed during an interaction with Outsports. “I don’t want to feel like I have to lie about who I am seeing, or why I am living with someone else. 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.”
Jaguars owner Shad Khan applauded Kevin Maxen for making the brave decision
Maxen also revealed that he is currently in a two-and-a-half-year-old relationship with his boyfriend, Nick. Wanting to speak about his relationship status also became a big motivation for Maxen to talk about his sexual orientation. Maxen opened up about his struggles, that he could not talk about his relationships as easily as some of the other coaches around the NFL.
“You have other coaches who have significant others, and they’re talking about their significant others,” Maxen said. “And I felt guilty that I couldn’t do the same thing, that I was letting myself down. I want the person I’m with to be able to share that with me.” Kevin Maxen’s bold revelation has received plenty of support from his colleagues in the NFL fraternity including Jaguars owner, Shad Khan. The Jaguars start their practice camp next week, and Shad Khan wants Maxen to be “free and at peace” when he joins the franchise ahead of the upcoming 2023/24 NFL season.
Kevin Maxen joined the Jaguars in 2021 and has worked as a strengthening coach at Baylor and Vanderbilt in the past. The 31-year-old coach was an outside linebacker during his college football days and played for Western Connecticut State University.
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