First Openly Gay Player

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Not long after Michael Sam waved to an adoring crowd at Missouri’s season opener, he looked down at his cell phone. It was 3 p.m. CT, the deadline for NFL teams to pare rosters to 53 players. And the Rams coach was talking to the players who didn’t make the cut. […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of an advocacy group for gay and lesbian athletes said he spent a full day this week helping the St. Louis Rams prepare for the arrival of Michael Sam, who hopes to become the first openly gay player in the NFL. Wade Davis, executive director of the You Can […]

According to ESPN, Michael Sam made history Saturday afternoon, when the St. Louis Rams officially made him the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft. The Missouri defensive end…