Occupation: Football Player Birth: January 7, 1990
I'm Michael Sam, I'm a football player, and I'm gay..
I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play t….
The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues..
I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam, I'm a college graduate, I'm African-American and I'm gay..
Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself.
But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one..
It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know..
Thank God he wasn't the St. Louis Rams' coach. I have a lot of respect for Coach Dungy and like everyone in America, everyone is entitled to their ow….
I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would s….
Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal. Maybe I was naive. Maybe I tho….
To anyone out there especially young people feeling like they don't fit in and will never be accepted, please know this, great things can happen when….
I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth..
I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to t….
The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot..