Michael Sam, 25, Says Other NFL Players Have Confid They're Gay

Contents:

• MICHAEL SAM: 'I'M NOT THE ONLY GAY PERSON THE NFL'
• 'DANCG WH THE STARS' 2015 CAST INCLUS FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER AS A CONTTANT
• MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY

MICHAEL SAM: 'I'M NOT THE ONLY GAY PERSON THE NFL'

News servicFeb 24, 2015, 09:53 AM ETMichael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, is a member of the st for the latt season of ABC's "Dancg Wh The Stars. Michael Sam: 'I'm Not the Only Gay Person the NFL'.

The first openly gay player drafted by the league says other players have sce e out to him. After g out last year, Michael Sam says other players the Natnal Football League have privately nfid him – and he’s not the only one who’s gay.

'DANCG WH THE STARS' 2015 CAST INCLUS FIRST OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER AS A CONTTANT

Sam, 25, currently a nttant on Dancg wh the Stars and the first openly gay football player to be drafted by the league, still aspir to jo a team followg stts last year wh the St. He cled to say how many, but as part of his prepared remarks, he said: “I am not the only gay person the NFL.

I rpect the players that did reach out to me and had the urage to tell me that they were also gay, but they do not have the same urage as I do to e out before I even played a down the NFL. Maybe I thought was 2014, and people will unrstand that there’s gay NFL players.

There’s gay athlet everywhere.

MEET THE 16 OUT GAY AND BI FOOTBALL PLAYERS THE NFL’S 103-YEAR HISTORY

Although he unts on celebry e om Dancg wh the Stars, he says his failure to fd work as a football player is a likely reason other gay players haven’t followed his lead.