NFL prospect Michael Sam busts out of the closet

All-American defensive lineman Michael Sam announced that he is "an openly, proud gay man," which could make him the NFL's first openly gay player if he's drafted in May. Sam told his teammates at Mizzou last August that he was gay. The team had no problems supporting him, made him a team MVP and watched as he sacked quarterbacks 11.5 times this past year as the Tigers finished the season an i ...