Michael Sam, the first openly gay
player to be drafted by the NFL, told Good Morning America's
Robin Roberts that he second guessed himself about coming out gay.
“I'm doing my job, don't you worry,”
Sam responded to Roberts' question about how he's prepared for
training camp, which opens Monday.
When asked, “What was going through
your mind?” on draft day, Sam answered: “I was kind of second
guessing myself whether maybe football turned its back on me. And I
was like, 'Maybe I shouldn't have done what I did,' you know?”
“You mean coming out publicly like
that?”
“Exactly. I had so many emotions
going through my head and then I felt a touch over my shoulder and it
was [boyfriend] Vito [Cammisano] and I was like, 'I don't care what
happens.' I know I did the right thing in my heart and whatever
happens happens.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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(Related: Michael
Sam calls boyfriend Vito Cammisano his inspiration in accepting
Arthur Ashe Award.)