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NFL Draft prospect Michael Sam comes out as gay
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May 12, 2014
Jones fined, suspended for Sam comments
The Dolphins came down hard on Jones for his tweets over the weekend.
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February 22, 2014
Sam wants to be known as a football player
Michael Sam had his big day with the media at the Combine. His focus has been solely on football after coming out as gay before the draft.
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February 15, 2014
Mizzou students vs. Westboro Baptist
A human wall formed Saturday afternoon after the Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to demonstrate on the Missouri campus.
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February 12, 2014
Questions about Michael Sam and gay teammates
Look, we're not homophobic. It's just that we have legitimate questions, okay?
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February 12, 2014
A normal football player
At this time, no one knows how things will work out for Michael Sam in the NFL. But it appears the football part will be less challenging for Sam than everything else will be for everyone else.
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February 11, 2014
The Mizzouminati: Missouri's Secret Society
Sports Illustrated has peeled back the first layer of your eyes. Now peel back the others.
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February 11, 2014
Michael Sam continues Mizzou's lineage
Defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski has turned several players into stars while in Columbia. Since 2007, coach Kul has developed six 1st-Team All-Conference players.
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February 11, 2014
Evaluating Michael Sam on the field
The former Missouri defensive end has speed, but is that enough to make it in the NFL?
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February 11, 2014
Several NFL teams voice public support for Sam
It does not excuse the anonymous team scouts and personnel people who discussed the negative draft impact of Michael Sam's coming out, but several teams, either through their owner or coach, have put their name in public with a message of support.
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February 10, 2014
Michael Sam wore rainbow in at least 8 games
As you can see, Michael Sam didn't hide his status from anyone during his final college football season. He just chose when to reveal it publicly.
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February 10, 2014
Total strangers talking about Michael Sam
Michael Sam came out to the public on Sunday night. What followed was an avalanche of reactions by total strangers, all of whom felt deeply involved in the news.
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February 10, 2014
Michael Sam and the NFL Draft media machine
The former Missouri defensive end is out and headed for the NFL. Anonymous sources and the pundits they feed are already getting carried away.
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February 10, 2014
The NFL seems ready for an openly gay player
Following Michael Sam's decision to publicly come out, anonymous NFL executives seem unconvinced the NFL will welcome an openly gay player. On Twitter, the football community willing to put its name next to its opinion tells a different story.