• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Kansas City Sports Today

KC Sports News Continuously Updated

  • Chiefs
  • Royals
  • Sporting Kansas City
  • Colleges
    • Kansas State
    • Missouri State
    • University of Kansas
    • University of Missouri
    • Wichita State

Former NFL Player Michael Sam Lands Coaching Job

October 18, 2024 by The Spun

EARTH CITY, MO – MAY 13: St. Louis Rams draft pick Michael Sam addresses the media during a press conference at Rams Park on May 13, 2014 in Earth City, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Michael Sam will return to the gridiron for his first coaching job.

The former Missouri pass-rushing standout, who became the NFL’s first openly gay player when drafted by the Rams in 2014, is going overseas to the European Football League.

As relayed by Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Barcelona Dragons hired Sam as a defensive line coach.

“I hope to contribute however I can to help the defensive line to be the pass rushers in the European league,” Sam said, per the team’s official statement.

Michael Sam named D-line coach for Barcelona Dragons https://t.co/2qKN0ktmFH

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) April 10, 2022

Sam earned All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors by stockpiling 18 sacks in his senior season with the Tigers. Following the sensational campaign, he publicly came out as gay.

He played in the 2014 preseason for the Rams, but they cut the seventh-round selection before the season began. Sam briefly joined the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad before signing with the FL’s Montreal Alouettes,

In 2015, Sam retired from football to prioritize his mental health.

Seven years later, the 32-year-old will head to Spain to teach his techniques to Barcelona’s defensive linemen. It’s an interesting opportunity for Sam, who has made an indelible mark on the NFL without playing a regular-season down.

Filed Under: University of Missouri

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • PROTEST PLAYOFF 2020: Final Four
  • Five prep pitchers to watch for the 2025 MLB draft
  • Let’s get three
  • Acquiring Bryan Reynolds would be unwise
  • Salvador Perez engineered the sweep of Pittsburgh

Categories

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • Kansas City Star
  • KC Kingdom
  • 247 Sports
  • Bleacher Report
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today

Baseball

  • MLB.com
  • Kings Of Kauffman
  • Last Word On Baseball
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Royals Review

Football

  • Kansas City Chiefs
  • Arrowhead Addict
  • Arrowhead Pride
  • BBQ Sports
  • Chiefs Crowd
  • Chiefs Wire
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Chiefs

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer
  • MLS Multiplex
  • The Blue Testament

College

  • Bring On The Cats
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Rock Chalk Talk
  • Saturday Blitz
  • Through The Phog
  • Trumans Tales
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in