'Dancing With The Stars' 2015 Cast Includes First Openly Gay NFL Player As A Contestant

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, will be a contestant on ABC's hit competition show "Dancing With the Stars." The announcement of the cast was made Tuesday on "Good Morning America." Sam, who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams but was cut before the start of last season, will join another athlete, Olympic gold medal gymnast Nastia Liuken, on the show. Past winners of the dance program include football stars Hines Ward, Emmitt Smith and Donald Driver.