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Michael Sam has already left CFL’s Alouettes
“The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became concerned with my mental health,” Sam tweeted Friday.
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Michael Sam: Focused on football, not making history in CFL
Michael Sam says his priority is helping the Montreal Alouettes win, not making history as the first openly gay player in the Canadian Football League.
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One year after Michael Sam was drafted, has anything changed?
One year ago, Michael Sam was supposed to change the world. Actually, that’s not a fair statement. Sam did, in fact, change the world. Or at least send notice that our world was changing.
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Michael Sam among 105 ‘vets’ eyeing that elusive spot in the NFL
The strain and sweat on their faces showed just how much one more chance in the NFL means to Michael Sam and 104 others.
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One year later, has Michael Sam been frozen out of the NFL?
A year ago today Michael Sam came out publicly to a tsunami of support. Yet comments from NFL executives foretold his next 12 months as he struggled to latch onto a team as an openly gay man. Now he’s fighting harder than ever to get into the league.
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Michael Sam says he heard from other gay NFL players after he was drafted
After becoming the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League, Michael Sam says he has been contacted by other gay players in the NFL who aren’t public.
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Michael Sam hints he’s not on an NFL roster because he’s openly gay
Michael Sam hints that he believes he’s not on a NFL roster because of the fact he’s openly gay.
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The NFL is still not ready for an openly gay player
If history is any guide, Michael Sam should be getting ready for his first NFL game. Instead, he’s stuck on the practice squad with the Dallas Cowboys. The league, it would seem, isn’t quite ready for its first openly gay player. We’re not talking about his teammates, either. There was never any indication that Sam was a distraction in the St. Louis locker room, as so many had predicted…
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Michael Sam signs with Dallas Cowboys
IRVING, Texas — Michael Sam’s second chance in the NFL will be with the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday that the league’s first openly gay player will be added to the practice roster. “We just want to give him a chance to come in and help our football team,” Garrett said. “That’s where our attention is (football). What people say outside the organization is up to them.”
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Michael Sam unlikely to make Rams’ practice squad
ST. LOUIS — Michael Sam was probably never an ideal fit with the St. Louis Rams and it had absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation. They’re just too well-stocked at defensive end, Sam’s position. Sam showed up for his face-to-face exit meeting with coach Jeff Fisher Sunday, a few hours after clearing waivers.