CNN: NFL Hopeful's Coming Out A 'Landmark Moment in Confronting Homophobia' in Sports

The 10 February 2014 edition of New Day on CNN hyped University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam "making history" with his revelation that "I'm a football player, and I'm gay." John Berman gushed, "Six foot-two, 255 pounds – a big guy, Michael Sam – strong guy. But you want to see real strength? It's what he's doing right now." Berman later heralded Sam's revelation as "a landmark moment in confronting homophobia in professional sports."

Michaela Pereira played up how "it shows how much his teammates respect him that they didn't reveal this. They allowed him to come out with this, and say, this is my news – I'm revealing I'm gay. It's really powerful." However, Chris Cuomo, who recently acclaimed rapper Macklemore's pro-LGBT activism track, surpassed his co-anchors in his over-the-top reaction to the Sam potentially becoming the first openly-homosexual NFL player:

CHRIS CUOMO: I hope the good teams pass on him, so the Jets can get him. That would be awesome....At the end of the day, he's an amazing football player, and it will be great when it's the day when that's all that matters – you know? That will be a great day to be sure.