Bruce Smith says Bills teams of 1990s had at least one gay player

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history last week by becoming the first active NFL player to come out as openly gay, but it's been widely presumed for years that players have been open about the subject with teammates and coaches behind the scenes. 

Hall of Fame pass-rusher Bruce Smith recently told TMZ Sports the Buffalo Bills teams of the 1990s that famously lost four consecutive Super Bowl games had a gay player who was not openly out to the public. 

"I think it was the mid to late '90s and I think we might have had two, but that wasn't what we were focused on," Smith explained. "We were focused on winning games, and each and every person that was in that locker room contributing to the goal at hand, which was winning football games. None of that other stuff mattered. This was about winning football games and trying to be a good person." 

He added that Nassib coming out is a major step for the NFL and toward making such proclamations unnecessary in the future. 

"Obviously, we like to see the inclusion part," Smith said. "We like to see folks that understand that the world is changing and you have to embrace those that may be a little bit different and it's okay."