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Michael Sam survives first training camp cuts with Rams
Michael Sam was not among the cuts the St. Louis Rams made Tuesday, Sam’s agent Cameron Weiss confirmed with Outsports. That ensures Sam will have one final preseason game in which to make the team’s roster.
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Michael Sam signed to four-year contract with St. Louis Rams
ST. LOUIS — Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, has been signed to a four-year, $2.65 million contract with St. Louis Rams. Fox Sports reports that the Rams announced on Thursday afternoon that they had signed all 11 of their picks from last month’s draft.
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Michael Sam: No issues fitting in with St. Louis Rams
Michael Sam is confident he’ll be judged on performance. The first openly gay player drafted in the NFL said Friday there have been no issues fitting in with his St. Louis Rams teammates, no awkward moments in the locker room and that he was accepted right away. “They respect me as a human being,” he said.
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Michael Sam’s draft pick likely to expand NFL’s gay fan base
Years before Michael Sam was born, gay-rights activists Kate Kendell and Paul Guequierre were already die-hard National Football League fans. For them and other gay fans of the NFL — their passion for pro football was rewarded with a moment they describe as thrilling: the decision by the St. Louis Rams to make Sam the first openly gay NFL draft pick.
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Former NFLer Wade Davis helping St. Louis Rams, Michael Sam transition
ST. LOUIS — The head of an advocacy group for gay and lesbian athletes said he spent a full day this week helping the St. Louis Rams prepare for the arrival of Michael Sam, who hopes to become the first openly gay player in the NFL.
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Sportscaster Dale Hansen ‘unplugged’ on Michael Sam’s late NFL draft pick
Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen, who made headlines in February when, after Missouri’s Michael Sam came out publicly as gay, and addressed the notion that some people will be “uncomfortable” with an openly gay NFL player, revisited the topic on Monday to make note of Sam’s late pick in the NFL draft.
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Michael Sam ready to get back to football: ‘I’m determined to be great’
ST. LOUIS — Michael Sam sure seems ready for all the attention. The first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team was confident and engaged Tuesday as he was formally introduced by the St. Louis Rams, handling questions and scrutiny with aplomb well beyond that of a typical seventh-round fringe prospect.
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In St. Louis, Michael Sam finds comfortable landing spot to pursue an NFL career
NEW YORK — In St. Louis, Michael Sam might have found the perfect spot to pursue an NFL career and try to become the league’s first openly gay player.
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St. Louis Rams pick Michael Sam in seventh round of NFL draft
NEW YORK — Michael Sam waited and waited. Hours passed, rounds came and went, and eventually, there were only eight more picks left on the third and final day of the NFL draft.