Sports·Posted on Feb 10, 2014The Football World Reacts To Michael Sam's Coming OutCollege football star Michael Sam came out earlier tonight, in the hopes of being the first out gay player in the NFL. Reactions were mostly of support around the league.by Samir MezrahiBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Sportswriters around the league responded to the news of Michael Sam coming out Ian Rapoport @RapSheet Why do younger GMs matter, on Michael Sam coming out? Team exec: “… increased tolerance and awareness of younger generations.” 01:52 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite J.A. Adande @jadande You know how much I hate the NFL draft. But this draft is going to be VERY interesting… http://t.co/6ZobtAc9S7 02:06 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Greg Aiello @gregaiello NFL workplace anti-discriminstion policy regarding sexual orientation here. @NFL345: NFL Statement on Michael Sam http://t.co/MOrRe3tUYK 02:10 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Ian Rapoport @RapSheet A team’s top executive on Sam: “The league is in a better place to handle this now than a few years ago given the influx of younger GMs.” 01:50 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Other players also reacted to the news Jonathan A. Martin @J_Martin71 Hats off to you Michael Sam, that takes some guts #respect 02:28 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite D'Brickashaw @DragonflyJonez Anyway I applaud Mike Sam. Young man wanted to step into the next phase of his life with all his cards on the table. Way to go kid. 01:35 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Malcolm Smith @MalcSmitty There is no room for bigotry in American sports. It takes courage to change the culture. 02:42 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite The University of Missouri and its players tweeted support for Sam, having known since the beginning of the season Mizzou @Mizzou We support Tigers of all stripes at Mizzou. Proud of you @MikeSamFootball! #OneMizzou http://t.co/ueLCOJ4RFF 02:13 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Andrew Baggett @ABaggett99 Proud to be part of a university that shows so much support to news like that! Speaks volumes about Mizzou's values! #OneMizzou 02:22 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Maty Mauk @MIZ_MAUK7_ZOU #OneMizzou 02:19 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Bud Sasser @budsasser21 Is it really that big of a deal? You can either play big time football or you can't... And THIS GUY Michael Sam can ball! #OneMizzou 02:09 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite L'Damian Washington® @Fe_Verdadera2 Dare to be different and stand for what you believe in! Congrats to my brother @MikeSamFootball 02:08 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Luke Lambert @L_Lambert33 Takes great courage to go public, no one will handle it better than Mike Sam 02:05 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Stephen Carberry @SFCarberry51 #onemizzou 02:01 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Dr. Patrick A. Ivey @P_Ivey_Tiger91 01:58 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Julio @Iam_TheDonDada We are a family, we don't judge. We just make plays and win football games. 01:50 AM - 10 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite