MONTREAL — Michael Sam has found a pro football job. In Canada.
Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, signed a two-year contract Friday with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football league.
General manager Jim Popp considered Sam's sexuality a nonissue.
"Michael Sam is a very good football player, and that's the reason we signed him," Popp said. "He's an outstanding pass rusher."
He also was unemployed after failing to stick with two NFL teams last season.
Sam came out before last year's NFL draft. He was selected in the seventh round by the St.