Michael Sam will participate in the inaugural NFL veteran combine on March 22, ESPN reported on Friday.
On Monday, it was announced that Sam agreed to compete on the upcoming 20th season of ABC's Dancing wih the Stars. Sam, a St. Louis Rams 2014 NFL Draft pick from Missouri, will perform at the combine within six days of the start of filming for the show.
“Football remains my unquestioned number 1 priority,” Sam tweeted earlier this week.
Sam added that the show would be flexible and accommodate him if he was invited to the event in Tempe, Ariz.
In 2013, Sam was named the SEC co-Defensive Player of the Year. Although he was projected to be a third- or fourth-round pick, Sam was selected final round and became the first openly gay player to be drafted. He was released by Rams in August after failing to survive the final preseason cuts. Sam joined the Cowboys' practice squad in September but was waived just one month.
If Sam, 25, leaves the combine without a deal, he could still accept a one-year offer from the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes.