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Michael Sam partners with Visa for first endorsement deal
Michael Sam has partnered with Visa to sign his first endorsement deal, reports ABC News and ESPN.
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NFL Hall of Famers say Sam’s sexual orientation is secondary to his skills
Michael Sam’s sexual orientation will soon become secondary to his skills. Once he’s drafted in the NFL, the Missouri defensive end will be judged strictly on whether he can play and whether he can help his team win.
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A year after anti-gay remarks, 49ers’ Chris Culliver continues LGBT outreach
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver is continuing his outreach to the LGBT community more than a year after his anti-gay remarks leading up to the Super Bowl.
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GOP lobbyist releases text of bill to prohibit openly gay players in the NFL
WASHINGTON — The Republican lobbyist behind the campaign to ban Michael Sam and any other openly gay football player from joining the NFL, released the text of his proposed federal legislation on Thursday.
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D.C. lobbyist says he is preparing legislation to prohibit gays in the NFL
A top Washington lobbyist said this week he is preparing legislation that would prohibit gays fro playing in the NFL, and that he has the support of more than three dozen unnamed lawmakers.
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Super Bowl committee, more than 80 companies call for veto of anti-gay bill
The Super Bowl host committee, the NFL and more than 80 major companies doing business in Arizona have called on Gov. Jan Brewer to veto SB 1062, a bill that would allow business owners with strongly held religious beliefs to deny service to gay people.
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Michael Sam just wants to be known as a football player whose sexuality isn’t news
Michael Sam needed no introduction. He provided one anyway, subtly spelling out his desire to be known simply as a football player whose sexuality isn’t a national story…
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NFL combine begins: It’s as good a time as ever for an openly gay NFL player
INDIANAPOLIS — This could be as good a time as there has ever been for an openly gay player in the NFL. The league will be watching.
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Michael Sam prompts coaches, athletic directors to review policies
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has coached gay players before during his 20-year career. Though Freeze declined to name the two players he coached before arriving on Mississippi’s campus because of privacy, he said there is no exact protocol for how to handle a situation like the one that arose with Michael Sam.
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Dallas sports anchor on Michael Sam: ‘Celebrating our differences’
Dallas sports anchor Dale Hansen at WFAA-TV addresses the notion that some people will be “uncomfortable” with an openly gay NFL player.