Openly gay NFL draft pick Michael Sam to 'step away' from football

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Michael Sam, who last year became the first openly gay player drafted by a National Football League team, said on Friday he was stepping away from football, citing concerns over his mental health. The Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes, with whom he signed a contract in May, said on its team website that Sam had left the team for personal reasons and as a result had been placed on the team's suspended list. "The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became concerned with my mental health," Sam wrote on Twitter.

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