NFL player and University of Missouri alum Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL. GLAAD is excited about this milestone, and individuals and communities from all over expressed their support as well. Check out some tweets about his success:
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— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) May 12, 2014Fisher: "We're in an age of diversity. Players understand that. They know that." #RamsDraft
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) May 11, 2014Thank you to the St. Louis Rams and the whole city of St. Louis. I'm using every once of this to achieve greatness!! pic.twitter.com/QESdOJVzsw
— Michael Sam (@MikeSamFootball) May 10, 2014Wow.What a day. On cloud 9. So proud and happy! #stl #rams #draft @MikeSamFootball pic.twitter.com/XXG1tngGhq
— Vito (@Vitcamm) May 11, 2014No matter what happen these next few days, I will always cherish moments like this!!! pic.twitter.com/7jrhsUeebS
— Michael Sam (@MikeSamFootball) May 8, 2014We're so excited! RT @GMA: ANNOUNCEMENT: @MikeSamFootball will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the @ESPYS in July!
— ESPYS 2014 (@ESPYS) May 7, 2014Pure elation. @MikeSamFootball is coming home. The @STLouisRams have just made his NFL dream come true. pic.twitter.com/MNBhFiZVRZ
— ESPYS 2014 (@ESPYS) May 10, 2014There he is! Congrats to SEC DPOY and consensus All American @MikeSamFootball on being drafted by @STLouisRams! pic.twitter.com/67wIpCTxVD
— Mizzou (@Mizzou) May 10, 2014BREAKING: Rams draft Missouri DE Michael Sam w/ 249th pick. Sam is 1st openly gay player selected in NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/JS8yJmJuRf
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 10, 2014
