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

In February, all the talk surrounding the NFL draft was not about defensive end Jadeveon Clowney or quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater. It was Michael Sam, a linebacker-defensive ...

The five years since he became the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL have not been easy for Michael Sam, who struggles to discover himself in his post-football life.

This is not about Michael Sam anymore. The courageous rookie -- relatively unknown to NFL fans and players nine months ago -- has shouldered significantly more than anybody's share of the load ...

— -- Michael Sam is going to be just fine, and so will the NFL team lucky enough to draft the Missouri pass-rusher. Sam is riding a wave, not creating one. An overwhelming influx of cash ...

The NFL at last has drafted its first openly gay player, and he's headed to St. Louis. The Rams selected defensive end Michael Sam with pick No. 249 Saturday night, ending months of speculation to ...

Richard Sherman, Michael Sam, Jamie Anderson Celebrate ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’ Many of them having posed nude for the special issue, the athletes were more covered up when they ...

Michael Sam will have wait to wait a little longer in his quest to make history. The pass-rusher from Missouri was released by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday.

On Sunday, University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam was rated as the 90th-best prospect in May's National Football League draft. The next morning, the 24-year-old all-American had slipped ...

Michael Sam says his priority is helping the Montreal Alouettes win, not making history as the first openly gay player in the Canadian Football League.

We’re learning about Michael Sam the man. But what about Michael Sam the player? We watched every snap he played in 12 games for Missouri last fall to get an unfiltered look at the 2014 draft ...