Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, never would have come out before May’s draft if he had it his way. The free agent, who was released from the Dallas Cowboys pr… ...

3) Michael Sam is gay AND African American. Up until very recently, the few public figures who have come out have been, for the most part white.

A former draft pick and NFL player for the St. Louis Rams and Dallas Cowboys, Michael Sam has a new opportunity in football.

ST. LOUIS — Michael Sam dismissed the thought that his sexuality has cost him a spot in the NFL. “I don’t like to think that way,” Sam said in an Oprah Winfrey Network docum… ...

Michael Sam made American sports history on Sunday with one little, but very monumental statement. In an interview with ESPN's Chris Connelly, as noted by Dan Graziano, Sam said, "I came to tell ...

Feb. 10, 2014— -- Football players, coaches and personalities had a range of reactions to prospective NFL player Michael Sam’s announcement that he’s gay.

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Michael Sam and his father are still working on their relationship, he revealed in a new Yahoo Sports story. Sam, the former SEC defensive player of the year, made history when he came out as gay ...

Michael Sam's path to coming out as a gay football player did not go exactly as planned—and he thinks that might have hindered his Big League chances. Sam, the former St. Louis Ram who switched ...

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I made the right choice to come out,'" Sam said. Sam broke down in sobs when Rams coach Jeff Fisher telephoned just before the team made him the 249th pick of the 256-pick draft.