First openly gay NFL player picked by St Louis in draft
Michael Sam has become the first openly gay player in a pro-American football team after he was picked by the St Louis Rams during a draft.
Sam becomes first openly gay player in the NFL
Michael Sam has become the first openly gay player in a pro-American football team, after he was picked by the St Louis Rams during a draft.
After hearing of the news he would be playing for St Louis, he hugged, kissed and tweeted a picture of himself with his boyfriend to thousands of fans:
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