New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) tosses a touchdown pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC divisional playoffs on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots advanced, 27-20. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/TNS)
Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Michael Sam, center, on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, became the most prominent, and apparently the first, active male athlete on the major U.S. sports scene to publicly disclose that he's gay. Sam is seen during a college football game against Vanderbilt in this October 5, 2013, file photo. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT)