If you want to understand the NFL world Michael Sam is entering, and the difficulty a gay man faces in a testosterone-filled universe of violence, uber -men and grand machismo, look no further ...

Michael Sam has been picked by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the NFL draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by a pro football team. Sam played at Missouri, and came out ...

Reporting from New York — It took nearly the entire draft, but Michael Sam and the NFL finally made history. The St. Louis Rams used the 249th pick in the seventh round to select Sam, who has ...

Michael Sam, who in 2014 became the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, announced on Twitter Friday evening that he is walking away from football for mental health reasons.

Michael Sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft and competed for a spot on the Rams' 53-man roster.

Former NFL player Michael Sam said he always felt like an outsider — the deaths of two older brothers, the bullying he endured by other family members and even his mother's religion, Jehovah's ...

The St. Louis Rams announced Saturday that Michael Sam, who made history as the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, has been waived and did not make the team’s final 53-man ...

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Michael Sam is surely a man with a message. "I'm a football player," the rookie defensive end declared Tuesday after the St. Louis Rams completed their first full-squad practice ...

Michael Sam was the Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year By RALPH D. RUSSO • Published May 10, 2014 • Updated on May 12, 2014 at 6:46 am Michael Sam waited and waited.

In the seventh round of the NFL draft, the St. Louis Rams picked Michael Sam, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted by a pro football team.

Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to appear in an NFL game on Friday when ran onto the field for the St. Louis Rams. The Rams selected Sam with a seventh-round pick out of Missouri in ...