CNN Early Start February 11, 2014 10:24:00
Story before anyone else did. and as soon as he made the announcement, the 6'2", 255-pound defensive lineman started receiving encouragement from all around the country. at his home stadium at university of missouri, someone wrote an "s" and an "a" in the snow to spell out sam. it's pretty cool. and president obama offered his support as well, tweeting "congratulations on leading the way, mike sam. that's real sportsmanship." sam will be the first openly gay player in the nfl come may. he's expected to be drafted in the middle rounds. trending on bleacherreport.com today, the winningest wome...