LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey speaks exclusively with Michael Sam in his first television interview since being cut from the NFL on a special episode of Oprah Prime airing Saturday, Dec. 27 at 10:30-11:30 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The interview follows the 90-minute documentary that follows the life of Michael Sam, who…
LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air the exclusive documentary, “Michael Sam,” Saturday, Dec. 27 (9-10:30 p.m. ET/PT). The 90-minute documentary follows the life of Michael Sam, who made history when he became the first openly gay football player drafted into the NFL. The documentary was originally announced as a multi-part series but…
According to a report in the Huffington Post the Dallas Cowboys plan to bring in Michael Sam, the first openly gay player ever to be drafted into the NFL, for a physical on Wednesday with the intention of signing him to their practice squad. Sam, who came out as gay back in February 2014 in…
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, has been cut by the St Louis Rams. The 24-year-old University of Missouri standout, who had announced he was gay in February, was one of 22 players waived in the final cuts by the Rams to reach the roster limit before…
Sometime Saturday Michael Sam will find out if he is part of the St. Louis Rams’ 53-man roster, their practice squad, or cut. As the first openly gay player on an NFL team, his fate will be news. His shower habits are not news. Nor is the opinion of an unidentified teammate on said shower…
As Gay Games 9 is set to begin in Cleveland tomorrow, Michael Sam, one of the world’s highest profile LGBT athletes, is urging people to take part in the first international study on homophobia in sports. The study is the first to collect national data about discrimination in the United States as well as other major,…
BOSTON — Jack’d, the international gay app has announced that its members voted Michael Sam of the St. Louis Rams as the top new gay icon for 2014. The nomination is the first in a series of announcements resulting from a user poll that surveyed the global Jack’d community on attitudes about gay pride and LGBT celebrities…
I was thrilled to see Michael Sam become the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League (NFL). The coverage of his emotional response, including kissing his boyfriend, was tremendous. I remain skeptical, though, of the idea that his sexual orientation didn’t hurt him in the draft. You’ve probably heard the current narrative….
Michael Sam became the first openly gay athlete in the NFL. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams. Madison Square Garden was almost empty. Why? No one stays around for the last 50 picks. The spin with ESPN sportscasters began immediately. First, they were saying his numbers did not qualify him for the NFL,…
For Michael Sam fans worried about the effects of him being openly gay in a major league sport, a recent survey by ESPN, and published by Sports Illustrated, should prove heartening. Of the 55 players surveyed, almost an entire team’s roster, an overwhelming majority (86 percent) said they would have no problem with a gay…
