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The New York Times, one of the three media outlets to which Sam spoke about his sexuality, laid it all out very well:

Sam said his family was "very notorious in the town that we lived in. Everyone would say, ‘There goes those damn Sams.’"

Sam's decision is not sitting well with his father, Michael Sr. Again, from the Times:

So Sam has to navigate those rough waters, too. The NFL could be a relative safe harbor.