Michael Sam was so good for the Missouri Tigers, he was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He was the best defensive player in the best conference in the country in 2013. And he was gay the entire time.
It may surprise people out there, but being gay was not actually a distraction for Sam. Being gay didn’t distract him from playing football at an elite level or leading his team to a conference title game and bowl championship. Being gay hasn’t distracted Sam from developing into a legitimate NFL prospect. With that being said should Michael Sam be treated differently now that the world knows ?