Michael Sam Update: Will First Openly Gay Football Player Make The Team? Rams DE Active In Preseason Debut

Michael Sam made history on Friday by becoming the first openly gay football player to participate in an official NFL game. The St. Louis Rams' seventh-round draft pick made his professional debut in the team's first preseason contest of 2014, as they lost to the New Orleans Saints at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, 26-24. The four preseason games don't count in the regular-season standings, but Sam's performance in the exhibition season will determine whether or not he's still around for We...