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today, the potential professional career of michael sam will take a new turn. sam, the man who could become the nfl s first openly gay player begins several days of exams, interviews and work-outs at the nfl combine. a high-profile event that can make or break a player s draft status. it maybe the only time sam can sit with team executives face to face before the nfl draft in may. former nfl linebacker and safety, coy wire, participated in the nfl draft in 2002. he is now a sports analyst. good morning, carol. good to be back with you. good to have you back. how do you think michael sam is feeling this morning? this is the biggest moment of his life and he has come out and will be the first openly gay ....
Defensive player in the southeastern conference. he is expected to be picked somewhere in the middle rounds of the nfl draft in may. he is a big guy, 24 years old, 6 2 , 260 pounds. he has guts of steel. he told espn he is going public because he wanted to own the truth. i told my teammates this past august that i came out to my teammates and they took it great. they rallied around me. they supported me. i couldn t have asked for better teammates. this is something that i ve known for a while. this is, to me, just telling another person that, hey, i m gay. it shouldn t be a big problem. joining us now from los angeles, a key player in this, cyd zeigler, co-founder of out sports.com, another leader, greg ....