Michael Sam
Sam holding a souvenir rock from the rock 'M' at Memorial Stadium after a win against Texas A&M
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 7, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Galveston, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Hitchcock (TX) | ||
| College: | Missouri | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249 | ||
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Michael Alan Sam, Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is a professional gridiron football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Missouri and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Sam was a consensus All-American and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Missouri. After completing his college football career, Sam publicly came out as gay. He became the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL. The Rams cut him during the final preseason roster cutdowns. He also spent time on the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad before being waived. He signed with the Montreal Alouettes before the 2015 season, and became the first publicly gay player to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Sam attended Hitchcock High School in Hitchcock, Texas. He began traveling with the school's varsity football team while in the eighth grade as a water boy. He later became a member of the team, playing defensive end and offensive tackle.
He earned first-team All-District honors as a defensive lineman in all four years of high school, and as an offensive lineman in his junior and senior years. As a senior, Sam drew attention for his strong performance against Michael Brockers in a game against Chávez High School; Brockers, an All-American, had accepted a scholarship to Louisiana State University.
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