It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.

I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam, I'm a college graduate, I'm African-American and I'm gay.

I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.

To anyone out there especially young people feeling like they don't fit in and will never be accepted, please know this, great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.

The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play this game. If you look at the film, clearly I can. So, I'll leave it at that.