Michael Sam admitted there were some nerves as he became the first openly gay player to appear in a Canadian Football League game on Friday night. Once he got beyond those debut feelings, he was pleased with his performance despite a limited number of snaps.
Sam and the Montreal Alouettes lost to the Ottawa Redblacks, 26-23, and sit at the bottom of the East Division with a 2-4 record. Afterward, the defensive end talked about what went through his mind right before the opening kickoff, as noted by the Associated Press.
"I was focusing on my assignments, actually," Sam said.