Michael Sam Speaks at Press Conference After Being Drafted by St. Louis Rams

May 13, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The opening press conference for St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam and other team rookies took place Tuesday. All eyes were on the former Missouri star, though, as Sam addressed the media as the NFL's first openly gay player.
Sam, the SEC co-Defensive Player of the Year, was selected in the seventh round at No. 249 overall in the 2014 NFL draft and provided his reaction to the watershed moment of introduction to the league, per BuzzFeed Sports:
Despite his diminished draft status triggered by a Day 3 slide, it appears Sam is eager to prove himself on the gridiron, per the NFL's official Twitter account:
While Sam expressed pride at the unprecedented opportunity he has in relation to the rest of his family (h/t the Rams on Twitter), he also acknowledged the toll his publicity has taken regarding his relationship with his father, as reported by Fox Sports 1's America's Pregame:
St. Louis is stacked on its defensive front, which will make it difficult for Sam to...

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