First lady to Michael Sam: 'We couldn't be prouder of your courage'
Kenley Young
FOX Sports
FEB 10, 2014 12:01p ET
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Kevin C. Cox
Michael Sam has been receiving a lot of support from the sporting world, and now the White House has weighed in.
Missouri defensive lineman and NFL hopeful Michael Sam has been receiving an outpouring of supportive messages from the sporting world since coming out Sunday as an "openly, proud gay man."
But its not just athletes and sporting figures who are weighing in. Early Monday morning, Sam got an encouraging tweet from the White House, courtesy of first lady Michelle Obama:
Kenley Young
FOX Sports
FEB 10, 2014 12:01p ET
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FEB 10, 2014 12:01p ET
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Kevin C. Cox
Michael Sam has been receiving a lot of support from the sporting world, and now the White House has weighed in.
Missouri defensive lineman and NFL hopeful Michael Sam has been receiving an outpouring of supportive messages from the sporting world since coming out Sunday as an "openly, proud gay man."
But its not just athletes and sporting figures who are weighing in. Early Monday morning, Sam got an encouraging tweet from the White House, courtesy of first lady Michelle Obama: