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St. Louis Rams rookie defensive end Michael Sam stretches during the team's NFL football rookie camp Friday, May 16, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Rams hoping not to get picked for ‘Hard Knocks’

By R.B. FALLSTROM - Associated Press

St. Louis Rams seventh-round draft pick Michael Sam listens to a question during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

SNYDER: Michael Sam’s dueling obligations could tear him apart

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 20, 2011 photo provided by Paul Guequierre, James Servino, right and his boyfriend Paul Guequierre pose for a photo after the Green Bay Packers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. When Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams on May 10, 2014, he became the first openly gay player ever drafted by an NFL team. It is a milestone has made longtime gay fans all the more enthusiastic, and already is drawing newcomers into the fold. (AP Photo/Courtesy Paul Guequierre)

Michael Sam saga apt to expand NFL’s gay fan base

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

St. Louis Rams rookie defensive end Michael Sam stretches during the team's NFL football rookie camp Friday, May 16, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Sam, Rams rookies on field for 2nd day

By R.B. FALLSTROM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 13, 2014 file photo, St. Louis Rams seventh-round draft pick Michael Sam, right, speaks during a news conference as head coach Jeff Fisher listens at the NFL football team's practice facility in St. Louis. The head of an advocacy group for gay and lesbian athletes helped the Rams prepare for the arrival of Sam. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Gay rights advocate helping Rams, Sam adjust

By R.B. FALLSTROM - Associated Press

St. Louis Rams select Michael Sam in the 2014 NFL draft. Sam is the first openly gay athlete drafted into the NFL

EDITORIAL: Michael Sam and gay games on and off the gridiron

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

St. Louis Rams seventh-round draft pick Michael Sam listens to a question during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Oprah’s network plans series on NFL’s Michael Sam

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam takes up his position during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&amp;M in Columbia, Mo. Sam was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season for Missouri came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Michael Sam ready to get back to football

Associated Press

St. Louis Rams select Michael Sam in the 2014 NFL draft. Sam is the first openly gay athlete drafted into the NFL

Tony Perkins: ESPN’s Michael Sam clip reveals a ‘political agenda’ in sports

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Andria Stock, left, and Chantel Jandak, of Jacksonport, laugh together as they are married by Joey Cole, center, in the rotunda of the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark. Monday May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Stephen B. Thornton)

Equality or immorality? A weekend’s LGBT moments

By JESSE WASHINGTON - Associated Press

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PRUDEN: Drowning in hype and hysteria, with Michael Sam and Monica Lewinsky

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, left, gets a kiss at a draft party in San Diego, before he was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/ESPN)

No hesitation for networks airing Sam reaction

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Weekend Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Jones fined after sending tweet about Michael Sam

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 photo, Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson dribbles the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. Henderson, a former Mississippi basketball player, said ESPN’s coverage of Michael Sam becoming the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL was inappropriate and that he is boycotting SportsCenter. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Former Ole Miss guard critical of Sam TV coverage

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Feb. 15, 2014, file photo, 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 in Columbia, Mo. Sam was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season for Missouri came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

Michael Sam: I should have been drafted sooner

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, Missouri defensive end Michael Sam cries as he talks on a mobile phone at a draft party in San Diego, after he was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/ESPN)

Obama congratulates Michael Sam, first openly gay NFL draft pick

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Feb. 15, 2014, file photo, 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 in Columbia, Mo. Sam was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season for Missouri came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

Column: Sam unafraid to rise or fall on his terms

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Feb. 15, 2014, file photo, 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 in Columbia, Mo. Sam was selected in the seventh round, 249th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year last season for Missouri came out as gay in media interviews this year. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

Obama congratulates first openly gay NFL draftee

Associated Press