When Michael Sam became the first openly gay football player drafted into the NFL in 2014, he celebrated with a “kiss heard round the world” that was nationally televised on draft night.

Retired NFL running back Derrick Ward also tweeted his displeasure with the televised kiss: “I’m sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that on national tv. I’m fine with it being ...

Michael Sam’s history-making night was sealed with a kiss. The St. Louis Rams selected Sam in the seventh round of the NFL draft Saturday — making him the first openly gay player to be drafted ...

No, he tweeted "OMG" over a kiss. And there was more bigotry over Sam's show of affection with his boyfriend. Mississippi basketball player Marshall Henderson tweeted: Then he doubled down ...

By THR Staff Michael Sam has made history by being the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter ...

a jubilant kiss. “ESPN .?.?. You serious right now?” quarterback Case McCoy of the University of Texas tweeted on Saturday. “I’m sorry but that Michael Sam is no bueno for doing that on ...

That Michael Sam got drafted was significant ... if the St. Louis Rams hadn’t taken him in the seventh round. The kiss? That was the history. That was the moment that will live on, the image ...

Openly gay college football player Michael Sam was drafted by the NFL's St. Louis ... "I don't think gay people should play pro sports." But that kiss, aired by ESPN and the NFL Network, was ...

A group of codgers at the local Starbucks was discussing the Michael Sam kiss seen ‘round the world today, and it was clear that they didn’t like what they saw. The general theme: Did they ...

Two truths have emerged from Michael Sam’s selection in the NFL draft in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday. First: the prospect of an NFL draft pick breaking down and kissing ...

No, he tweeted "OMG" over a kiss. And there was more bigotry over Sam's show of affection with his boyfriend. Mississippi basketball player Marshall Henderson tweeted: Then he doubled down ...