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Michael Sam Makes NFL History: The First Openly Gay Player Drafted By the St. Louis Rams

Amazing

A sure-fire draft pick turned into a 50-50 chance, and then a suspenseful wait through the final rounds of the NFL draft. But then it happened.

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At the very end of the seventh and final round of the 2014 NFL draft, after 248 other collegians had found a professional home, the St.

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