Michael Sam, an All-American defensive lineman from the University of Missouri, publicly revealed that he's gay Sunday, creating the possibility he'll be the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL. He said he told his Missouri teammates in August and suffered no repercussions. He also spoke to The New York Times about it. At 6-foot-2 and 260 pounds, Sam starred in college football last season and was named the top defensive player in the Southeastern Conference, considered the nation's best league. With those credentials, he's expected to be picked in the NFL draft in May. His agent said Monday that he does not think Sam's decision to acknowledge his sexual orientation will hurt his draft prospects. Praise poured in for Sam, who overcame a rough childhood in which one of his brothers was killed and others ended up in prison.
As i write this current event i am actually watching this same story on my tv on espn. I was watching tv first and realized, hey this is a current event i could do for apush. i find this interesting because not many (soon to be) professional athletes have publicly announced that they are gay. I think that michael sam is very courages to come out to not only his friends and family but the entire country. i think it is great that the sports community is not looking down upon him now that he has announced his sexuality. although us at booker t may be open to the idea of being gay...sadly around the country people are still looking down upon gay people and it is good to see that this will not effect his position in the NFL draft.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/09/us/sport-football-michael-sam-comes-out/index.html?hpt=us_c2
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