TEMPE, Ariz. -- Michael Sam's first step to getting back in the NFL began Sunday morning under a hot Arizona sun. The former seventh-round pick of the St. Louis Rams was one of 105 free agents to go ...

The NFL has a big opportunity on their hands with Michael Sam, potentially the first out gay player in the NFL, who for now is the first out major NFL prospect. Or, possibly, the NFL instead has a ...

Openly gay rookie linebacker Michael Sam has "absolutely not" created a distraction for the St. Louis Rams, coach Jeff Fisher told ESPN Radio on Wednesday. Fisher was asked on "Mike & Mike" to respond ...

Michael Sam, poised to become the NFL's first openly gay player, is still on the board after six rounds of the NFL draft. Sam, who announced he is gay in February, has seen his draft stock drop ...

In the seventh round of the NFL draft, the St. Louis Rams picked Michael Sam, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted by a pro football team. Sam, who played for Missouri in college, came ...

Michael Sam will step away from professional football, he announced via Twitter on Friday night. Sam, the 25-year-old who began the season with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, cited a tumultuous past ...