NFL Draft: How Wade Davis and Others Paved the Way for Michael Sam

This year's NFL draft will be different than ever before because it will feature Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the history of the league.  But this story is bigger than Sam and actually begins with people long before him—men who sacrificed their individuality, their ability to love openly, and even their lives—all so Sam could reach this point. They are heroes. They are men like Wade Davis.  Davis' NFL draft story is dramatically different from Sam's, but also extremely fami...