But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one.

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.

But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one.

I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to take that chance.

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.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot.