Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentWhen Michael Sam came out as gay in 2014, becoming the first-ever openly gay football player to be drafted by an NFL team, Colton Underwood finally saw an opportunity to be his true self.The future star of “The Bachelor” had been hiding his sexuality — from his family, his friends and himself — for his entire life.
Underwood knew, at the age of six, that he was different; by his early teenage years, he knew he was attracted to men. But growing up in a religious and conservative small town, especially as a star football player, he was taught that being gay was wrong.“I had the opportunity in 2014 when I entered the draft.