The Als placed Sam on the team’s suspended list after his Friday announcement, retaining his rights should he return to the CFL. “Thank you all for your understanding and support”, Sam wrote.
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Michael Sam, the primary brazenly homosexual participant to be drafted by the NFL, has determined to cease enjoying soccer.
Sam made his pro football debut with Montreal last Friday night.
By the time Sam signed with the Alouettes, he must have already been thinking about hanging up his cleats.
NFL player Michael Sam attends the premiere of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” season 20 at HYDE Sunset: Kitchen + Cocktails on March 16, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.
“I was always coming back”, Sam told the Associated Press at the time.
The Alouettes tweeted confirmation that Sam had left the team as well.
He had previously come out to his teammates at the University of Missouri, where he played in college, and found that they were supportive. He did not play in Montreal’s game Thursday against Edmonton, citing a sore back. The 25-year-old began his football career with the St. After he was cut, Sam joined the Dallas Cowboys practice squad but was released by the team. Michael Sam just wants to be a football player. In 2014, he made headlines when he became the first openly gay player drafted by a team in the NFL.
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Outsports has learned that this departure is again for personal reasons, like his leave of absence from the team in June, and not for performance reasons.
