Jerseys for the St. Louis Rams’ Michael Sam, who became the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team this weekend, are currently outselling those of the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.
Outsports reported jerseys for Sam, who was the draft’s 249th pick, are currently second in sales — ahead of defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who was the first overall pick to the Houston Texas, and trailing only Johnny Manziel, the Heisman Trophy-winning first-round quarterback drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
“This is unprecedented for a Day 3 pick, let alone a seventh round pick, to crack the top five rookies sold following Draft weekend,” an NFL spokesperson told the news outlet.
I am sure Michael Sam is now tired of being referred to as the NFL’s first gay player.
Hopefully in the near future the media will stop referring to him as such (making it seem as though he’s different and not an equal) and as an NFL player.
I really hope he does well. May take a few years, but the NFL is brutal on defensive players. Very few become stand-outs. I’ve always liked the Rams, and now I’ll root for them even more.
I sincerely hope that Michael’s jerseys become massively popular in the gay community. That would be FABUULOUSSSSSS!!!
…and JohnnyFootball’s
Niiiiiiiiice.
That is fucking awesome.
You surprise me sometimes, America.
(in a good way)