Hello everyone,

I know the vast majority of people who watch me, heck on this website, do not care much for sports. But a major event happened in the sports world today. The first openly gay player Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams. Michael Sam came out to the world after help the Mizzou beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. Which his announcement was met with a lot of support and hate. A lot of "experts" wrote him off after a bad performance at the NFL combine and combined with the bad publicity, he was expected to go undrafted. That was until St. Louis called his name with the 249th pick (of 256 possible). Sam is now the first openly gay player in the NFL. As a athelete who came out to his teammates when in college, this moment makes me very happy. As someone who watches football way too closely, cannot wait to see Michael Sam get a chance to earn a starting position and hopefully carry out of his dream of playing at the highest level. The Rams have become my 3rd favorite team in the league, behind my hometown Falcons and then Tennessee Titans. I may even have to get a jersey of Michael Sam if he becomes a starter.

Thanks for reading