College football star Michael Sam has made history as the National Football League’s first openly gay player. The St. Louis Rams picked Sam this weekend in the final round of the NFL draft, months after he came out publicly. Sam was a first-team, All-American and the Southeastern Conference’s defensive player for the year as a lineman for the University of Missouri. Sam broke into tears as he took the call informing him of his draft selection. The sports network ESPN showed footage of him kissing his boyfriend in celebration.