Michael Sam continues to pursue NFL

[Auggie]

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Michael Sam's first step to getting back in the NFL began Sunday morning under a hot Arizona sun.

The former seventh-round pick of the St. Louis Rams was one of 105 free agents to go through position-specific drills in front of scouts from all 32 teams at the NFL's first veteran combine hosted at the Arizona Cardinals' practice facility.

Or as Matt Birk, the NFL director of football development, who organized the veteran combined, said, they were "fighting for their football lives."

Sam's fastest 40-yard dash was 5.07 seconds unofficially. His initial attempt was clocked at 5.1 seconds, also unofficially. At the NFL scouting combine in 2014, he ran the 40 in 4.91 seconds.

MUCH MORE AT THE LINK: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12538064/michael-sam-participates-first-nfl-veteran-combine

[joeybee12]

1. I like his response when they asked him about Dancing with the Stars

"Next question."

[trotsky]

2. Would have loved to seem him succeed.

But even if he doesn't play a down in the NFL, he helped change the sport. Way to go, Michael Sam!