Reggie Bush says "it's great" that Michael Sam was drafted by the Rams yesterday becoming the first openly gay player in NFL history but… It was at that point, with the two hundred and forty-ninth pick, that the St. Louis Rams selected Michael Sam, from the University of Missouri, who was last season's Southeastern Conference … Read more
Michael Sam had to wait until the final eight picks to get drafted and when the Rams finally called, it was an emotional moment. ESPN cameras were there and filmed him crying and hugging and kissing another man, Michael Sam had to wait until the final eight picks to get drafted and when the Rams … Read more
After the Rams selected defensive end Michael Sam in the seventh round of the draft, ESPN cameras showed Sam's emotional reaction to the pick. There were tears, congratulations from well-wishers and a kiss from his boyfriend, which was nothing out of Two truths have emerged from Michael Sam's selection in the NFL Draft in the … Read more
Former Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam speaks to the media during the 2014 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 22, 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images) The St. Louis Rams selected Michael Sam with the 249th pick of the 2014 NFL Draft on Saturday evening, making him the first openly gay … Read more
With just eight picks remaining in the 2014 draft, the St. Louis Rams selected SEC Defensive Player of the Year Michael Sam. It took nearly the whole damned draft for Sam to get selected—consider in the last six years no SEC Defensive Player of the Decision day has arrived for Michael Sam. The NFL draft … Read more
Since NFL Draft prospect Michael Sam announced that he's gay, the University of Missouri defensive end has received messages from closeted college and NFL players and other pro athletes, he said on Wednesday's Good Missouri defensive lineman and 2013 Co-SEC Defensive Player of the Year Michael Sam became the first openly gay NFL prospect three … Read more
NFL hopeful Michael Sam has proven that being openly gay has not affected his chances of an endorsement, landing a deal with Visa. NFL hopeful Michael Sam has some powerful friends in his corner — including Hall fo Famer Michael Irvin who says he's pulling hard for a team to make Sam… NEW YORK — … Read more
Once the draft gets into the third round or so, every team that needs a pass rusher will have to answer a question: Is it better to take the heat for drafting Michael Sam, or better to take the heat for NOT drafting him? 3. The team that drafts Michael No matter what happens in … Read more
Michael Sam took an enormous step for professional sports on Feb. 9, coming out as gay in an interview with ESPN's “Outside the Lines.” The former Missouri football player will likely be drafted in the 2014 NFL draft in May, 2013 SEC Defensive Player of the Year Michael Sam announced he's gay. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty … Read more
Missouri defensive end Michael Sam told The New York Times and ESPN he is gay, and the 2014 NFL Draft prospect plans to become the first openly gay player in the NFL. "I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it," Sam told Michael Sam took … Read more