Michael Sam ma history Saturday as the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team.
Contents:
- BEFORE CARL NASSIB, MICHAEL SAM WAS THE NFL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY DRAFT PICK. HE NEVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME.
- MEET STT FRANTZ, AN OPENLY GAY NFL DRAFT PROSPECT WH A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY
- MICHAEL SAM (RAMS, PICK NO. 249) IS FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED
- BEFORE CARL NASSIB, MICHAEL SAM WAS THE NFL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY DRAFT PICK. HE NEVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME.
- MICHAEL SAM IS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER DRAFTED INTO THE NFL (VIDEO)
- MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL DRAFT, IS DROPPED BY RAMS
- MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER, RETIR FOR MENTAL HEALTH REASONS
- RAMS CUT MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED
- NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
- OBAMA NGRATULAT MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED BY NFL
BEFORE CARL NASSIB, MICHAEL SAM WAS THE NFL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY DRAFT PICK. HE NEVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME.
Stt Frantz uld bee the first openly gay man to play an NFL regular-season game. * openly gay draft *
Seven years before Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay on Monday, an all-Amerin om the Universy of Missouri risked a promisg reer wh a public claratn. “I am an openly proud gay man, ” Michael Sam, a 24-year-old fensive end, told ESPN and the New York Tim Febary announcement followed a surprisg 12-2 season for Missouri, which won the SEC East and then the Cotton Bowl as Sam was named the SEC fensive player of the year. On Tuday, Sam thanked Nassib for jog the ranks of LGBTQ football players, payg special tribute to the donatn Nassib ma to the Trevor Project, a nonprof foced on suici Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib announced June 21 on Instagram that he is gay, makg him the first active NFL player to e out.
The NFL particular had faced cricism for allegedly askg prospects about their sexual orientatn and had been acced of hamperg players who spoke out favor of gay many profsnal athlet around the world, cludg several retired NFL players, had e out by 2014, no one who was still playg football had dared to make that move before story rurfaced on Monday when the 28-year-old Nassib, who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns 2016 and now plays for the Rairs, announced that he is gay a vio on Instagram.
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MEET STT FRANTZ, AN OPENLY GAY NFL DRAFT PROSPECT WH A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY
Former Missouri fensive end Michael Sam ma history Saturday, beg the first openly gay player to be selected the NFL Draft. * openly gay draft *
He wasn’t the only gay man who stggled to fd a place the NFL after g retired NFL players have publicly intified as gay, begng wh Dave Kopay, who me out 1975, three years after leavg the sport.
MICHAEL SAM (RAMS, PICK NO. 249) IS FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED
Michael Sam's story rurfaced when Carl Nassib, who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns 2016 and now plays for the Rairs, announced that he is gay a vio... * openly gay draft *
Frantz uld eventually be the first openly gay man to play an NFL regular-season game.
In 2014, former Missouri fensive end Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted, landg wh the Rams as a seventh-round pick, but he was cut by the team before the regular season.
Frantz, a sophomore at the time, was "sred" and "nervo" about revealg his sexual orientatn, but those feelgs fad when he saw how the group reacted.
BEFORE CARL NASSIB, MICHAEL SAM WAS THE NFL’S FIRST OPENLY GAY DRAFT PICK. HE NEVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME.
Michael Sam Is The First Openly Gay Football Player Drafted Into The NFL * openly gay draft *
That terview wh Rowe marked the first time Frantz spoke publicly about beg gay. He had known he was gay sce the fifth gra, but he didn't tell anyone close to him prr to the 2016 meetg.
MICHAEL SAM IS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALL PLAYER DRAFTED INTO THE NFL (VIDEO)
Sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team. * openly gay draft *
NEW YORK -- In the leadup to the NFL Draft, former Missouri fensive end Michael Sam was one of the most well-known fensive players out there after he beme the first openly gay NFL prospect.
Though he ma huge headl when he announced that he was gay the leadup to the draft, Sam was never really thought of as more than a late-round pick and/or a potential undrafted ee agent.
MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL DRAFT, IS DROPPED BY RAMS
Prokop, who was drafted by the Nashville Predators last year, me out as gay wh a heartfelt statement to fans this week, an admissn he said he hoped would improve gay visibily wh the hockey muny. * openly gay draft *
Hearg the #NFLDraft is beg shown at gay bars everywhere. Clearly teams are worried about the fact a gay player terrifi them... Seven years before Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay on Monday, an All-Amerin om the Universy of Missouri risked a promisg reer wh a public claratn.
“I am an openly proud gay man, ” Michael Sam, a 24-year-old fensive end, told ESPN and The New York Tim Febary announcement followed a surprisg 12-2 season for Missouri, which won the SEC East and then the Cotton Bowl as Sam was named the SEC fensive player of the year. The NFL particular had faced cricism for allegedly askg prospects about their sexual orientatn and had been acced of hamperg players who spoke out favor of gay rights.
Though many profsnal athlet around the world, cludg several retired NFL players, had e out by 2014, no one who was still playg football had dared to make that move before story rurfaced on Monday when the 28-year-old Nassib, who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns 2016 and now plays for the Rairs, announced that he is gay a vio on Instagram. And he wasn’t the only gay man who stggled to fd a place the NFL after g retired NFL players have publicly intified as gay, begng wh Dave Kopay who me out 1975, three years after leavg the sport. The first-team All-Amerin fensive leman om the Universy of Missouri beme the first openly gay player ever drafted to the NFL when the St.
MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER, RETIR FOR MENTAL HEALTH REASONS
(STORY CONTINUES BELOW)WATCH: Michael Sam Reacts To Beg Drafted By The RamsThe 24-year-old om Hchck, Texas announced that he was gay Febary terviews wh The New York Tim and ESPN.
— Benny Cunngham (@BennyCunngham) May 10, 2014Sam's tone selectn the NFL draft was the latt historic moment for a gay athlete.
RAMS CUT MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED
In Febary, Brooklyn Nets center Jason Colls beme the first openly gay player NBA history.
NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE
In May 2013, Los Angel Galaxy midfielr Robbie Rogers beme the first openly gay player MLS history.
OBAMA NGRATULAT MICHAEL SAM, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER DRAFTED BY NFL
In 2014, Sam uld bee the first openly gay athlete to play an NFL game.
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