More from KUOW LGBTQ How The First Openly Gay NFL Player Could Open Doors For Others KUOW | By Andy Hurst, Ross Reynolds Published May 12, 2014 at 2:22 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:06 AP Photo/Michael Conroy Michael Sam runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in February. He was drafted to the St. Louis Rams last weekend. Ross Reynolds talks with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation, about Michael Sam — the first openly gay football player to be drafted by a National Football League team.