Back مايكل سام Arabic مايكل سام ARZ Michael Sam Danish Michael Sam German Michael Sam Esperanto Michael Sam Spanish مایکل سم Persian Michael Sam French Michael Sam Italian Michael Sam Portuguese
 Sam holding a souvenir rock from the rock 'M' at Memorial Stadium after a win against Texas A&M | |
| Panthers Wrocław | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant defensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 7, 1990 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hitchcock (Hitchcock, Texas) |
| College: | Missouri (2009–2013) |
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 7 / pick: 249 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Michael Alan Sam Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman who is a coach for the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football (ELF).[1] Sam played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft.[2] He played one game for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3]
Sam was a unanimous 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 released him during the final preseason roster cuts. He also spent time on the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad before being waived. He signed with Montreal before the 2015 season,[4] and became the first publicly gay player to play in a CFL regular-season game.[5]
- ^ Young, Ryan (June 1, 2022). "Michael Sam reaches deal to join Barcelona Dragons after working as defensive line coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Sam chosen in 7th round by St. Louis Rams". ESPN.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Sam 'never' wanted to play for the Montreal Alouettes". cbs news. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Mather, Victor (May 22, 2015). "Michael Sam Signs With Montreal Alouettes of C.F.L." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Michael Sam is 1st openly gay man to play in CFL regular season game". CBC. Retrieved August 30, 2023.