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Michael Sam is ready to put everything else behind him and just prove he’s an NFL football player (VIDEO)

May 14, 2014 By Bill Pollock

St. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam listens in as he meets with reporters at Rams Park in Earth City, Missouri on May 13, 2014. Sam, the first openly gay player was drafted by the Rams in the 2014 draft. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

St. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam listens in as he meets with reporters at Rams Park in Earth City, Missouri on May 13, 2014. Sam, the first openly gay player was drafted by the Rams in the 2014 draft. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Michael Sam was seven picks away from being “Mr. Irrelevant” in the NFL draft. Sam is anything but irrelevant and on he was front and center once again in front of the media.  He along with the other selections for the St. Louis Rams met for a Q & A session and two things I observed.

The first, he wants to put the talk of his sexuality behind him. It was never an issue at Mizzou and it won’t be an issue in St. Louis as he teammates welcomed him on Tuesday morning.

Second, he is motivated. I mean really motivated. He doesn’t want his personal life to be the focus when he’s on the field. He just wants to play a sport he loves and he is set on proving to the Rams organization that he is a professional football player and that they made the right choice by drafting him.

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