Michael Sam to be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
If this football thing doesn’t work out for Michael Sam, at least he has a fallback plan in place.
According to multiple reports, Sam, the first openly gay man selected in the NFL Draft, will compete on the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars” — the show’s 20th season, set to premiere next month.
Hollywoodlife.com confirmed TMZ’s earlier report that Sam would be taking part in the show, and added that other contestants on the hit ABC show will include Rumer Wills, an actress and the oldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore; Chris Soules, a former “Bachelor”; actress Willow Shields; LMFAO front man Redfoo, and “a person related to the Kennedys.”
If true, Sam’s participation in the show does put into question his future in the NFL, even for next season. Sam, a defensive end out of Missouri who was taken by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 draft, is currently a free agent. He was cut by St. Louis in the final cuts of the preseason, then signed for a brief time to the Cowboys practice squad until Dallas released him, as well. He has yet to play a down in a regular-season NFL game.
In a first-person story for Sports Illustrated recently, Sam said he was training vigorously for the upcoming NFL veterans combine, writing “Through all the ups and downs, though, I’ve remained focused on getting back on an NFL roster.” The potential problem with that? The combine is scheduled for March 22, a week after DWTS premieres.
The show has become a haven for athletes — both current and former — looking to carve out a career in entertainment. NFL Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith are perhaps the most well-known athletes to compete, Rice finishing runner-up in Season 2 and Smith winning Season 3. In the final, Smith took down Lopez, who parlayed his success on the show into a booming career as a game and tabloid TV show host, as well as radio DJ.
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#TeamKizito
March 03, 05:19Hmmm. Ok, good for him..
Pete
March 03, 05:24Career move
Mitch
March 03, 05:41Good for him tho. Hope he does better here
A-non
March 03, 05:42Lovely eyebrows…
enigmous
March 03, 05:44A-non,
You left the story you were supposed to read and started reading his eyebrows?
Ok, kontinu. Bye.
Dennis Macauley
March 03, 05:57Pink Panther wrote the “legend of the eye brows”, Michael Sam has nothing on him
trystham
March 03, 07:57Hian!!! Is he shaving the thing or are my eyes beginning to thin hair??? I spent the rest of that day and some after studying Pinkie’s forehead. I dinnor see anything eeee 🙁
pinkpanthertb
March 03, 08:53Leave Dennis let him be giving me body parts God didn’t give me 🙂
A-non
March 03, 21:39@enigmous,how e carry concern you??!!
You never finish apprenticeship for your aproko work you don dey use me shine…mind yaself o!
Bad belle people efriwia!
enigmous
March 03, 05:43May God bless his hustle
Dennis Macauley
March 03, 05:46About time; then celebrity apprentice and a cameo appearance on real housewives of atlanta
pinkpanthertb
March 03, 05:49LMAO!!! Dennis, sarcastic much?
Dennis Macauley
March 03, 05:52Yimu
Max
March 03, 06:35Good for him… @least he’ll be busy.
King Mufasa
March 03, 09:29Hian … don’t think I like this development much, I would have preferred he was a successful gay football player, now he’s just fallen into like one of those stereotypes “the GAY football DANCER”.
I wish him all the best though.
Chris
March 03, 17:30The humble submission by Bisi Alimi came to my mind. , something about counting the cost and thinking about what it takes before coming out.
Gad
March 03, 10:00We are here. We will be here. Waiting and watching…
Khaleesi
March 03, 11:41Aww … am rooting for you hun … I hope this works out better for you … There’s something about This guy’s face, so open and warm and honest – he has the looks of a reliable and faithful friend … well, who knows …
Chizzie
March 03, 15:11its abit sad actually. DWTS is like a who’s who of D-rated stars who do the show cus they arent as relevant anymore or busy and need the money. and Michael fits that criteria to the T!
pinkpanthertb
March 03, 15:27That’s just it. I’d rather he be a gay football player than a gay dancer.
Lothario
March 08, 09:01Wrong move……everyone knows that DWTS is a last resort at a career relaunch