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Michael Sam Uses Twitter To Announce His Engagement To Long-Time Boyfriend

Caroline MossJan 18, 2015, 03:59 IST

Michael Sam, who made history by being the first openly gay man drafted by the NFL in 2014, announced his engagement to long-time boyfriend Vito Cammissano this week in an Instagram photo.

Sam then tweeted the photo.

Sam and his now-fiance made headlines last year when the two shared a loving kiss during the news of the NFL draft.

The kiss was nationally broadcast on ESPN and was met with both criticism and support.

Sam proposed in Vatican City, a move that TMZ calls "an act of defiance" given the Catholic Church's views on same-sex marriage.

Cammissano soon sent out a tweet of his own: