Esera Tuaolo
American Football

NFL player Esera Tuaolo  a 6'3", 300-pounder, retired from professional football in 1999. He played defensive tackle for five teams in his nine years, spending the longest time with the Minnesota Vikings

The 34 year-old lives in suburban Minneapolis with Mitchell Wherley, his life partner of five years and their adopted twins, Mitchell and Michelle.

Tuaolo came out publicly in October 2002, on HBO's "Real Sports" and was also the subject of a Sunday Column by Robert Lipsyte of the New York Times.

He is only the third NFL player to ever publicly say he's gay, joining David Kopay in 1975 and Roy Simmons in 1992.

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