Michael Sam

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Missouri defensive end Michael Sam speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Missouri defensive end Michael Sam speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Sam came out to the entire country Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Missouri defensive end Michael Sam speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Sam came out to the entire country Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Missouri defensive end Michael Sam speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Sam came out to the entire country Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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A fan holds a cutout of Missouri's All-American defensive end Michael Sam as Arkansas' Rashad Madden (00) prepares to shoot a free throw during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 86-85. Sam came out to the entire country Sunday, Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Drew Carlton wears a #Stand With Sam button as he joins several hundred supporters of Michael Sam stand along Stadium Boulevard across the street from Memorial Stadium Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Several hundred supporters of Michael Sam stand along Stadium Boulevard across the street from Memorial Stadium Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Missouri's All-American defensive end Michael Sam, left, watches head coach Gary Pinkel, right, raise the Cotton Bowl trophy during a presentation at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Missouri and Tennessee, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sam came out to the entire country Sunday, Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Missouri's All-American defensive end Michael Sam acknowledges fans during the Cotton Bowl trophy presentation at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Missouri and Tennessee, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sam came out to the entire country Sunday, Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Missouri's All-American defensive end Michael Sam waves to the crowd during the Cotton Bowl trophy presentation at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Missouri and Tennessee, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sam came out to the entire country Sunday, Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Missouri's All-American defensive end Michael Sam claps during the Cotton Bowl trophy presentation at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Missouri and Tennessee, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Sam came out to the entire country Sunday, Feb. 9, and could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel, right, and players, including offensive linesman Robert Luce (56) and defensive lineman Michael Sam (52), prepare to take the field for the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, in Arlington, Texas. Sam, Missouri's All-America defensive end came out to the entire country Sunday night, Feb. 9, 2014, and could become the first openly gay player in America's most popular sport. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)