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The man who helped Michael Sam publicly come out
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Feb 10, 2014
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The man who helped Michael Sam publicly come out
Michael Sam could be the NFL's first openly gay player. But telling the story of his own life is a complex one, one that PR guru Howard Bragman helped Sam with personally.
Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Michael Sam.
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Michael Sam could be the NFL's first openly gay player. But telling the story of his own life is a complex one, one that PR guru Howard Bragman helped Sam with personally.

Michael Sam -- a star defensive lineman on the University of Missouri's football team -- has come out. As a prospective NFL draft pick, he could be the first openly gay player in the league.

But the story of him breaking this barrier is a complex one.

How does he balance this part of his life with his future career in football? What are the implications it has for LGBT people in professional sports?

To explain is the man who personally helped make Michael Sam's coming out a national headline -- Howard Bragman, founder of the PR firm Fifteen Minutes.