Claims he would still be in NFL if hadn’t come out
In an interview Patrick on the Dan Patrick Show, Sam talks about coming out.
I wanted to come out after I made an NFL roster, it really wasn’t supposed to be public. It was just supposed to be to the team, as I did at the University of Missouri. I wanted to be the one to tell my own story. I didn’t want someone telling it for me.dan pat
When Patrick asks Sam if coming out hurt his professional career:
I’m not going to say … but it probably would have been better for me if I didn’t come out, I would be on a roster. But, as I said, I have no regrets whatsoever.
Esquire interview
Olbermann talks about working with Patrick on Sportscenter:
One of the things Dan and I thought was a really good way to pass the time on SportsCenter was to try to make the other one laugh uncontrollably—to possibly, you know, snort something out of the nose, to guffaw, to be unable to continue. You have to read the next highlight because I can’t talk.