Check out this brilliant parody of the hysteria surrounding the NFL's first openly gay player

Michael Sam has been the subject of much controversy since coming out.

THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING Michael Sam coming out as the first openly gay NFL player has been revisited this week.

Sam was drafted by the St Louis Rams on Sunday, in a historic moment for the sport, with old arguments about the impact this will have on the sport recurring.

Not all of the reaction to Sam has been positive, and the video below expertly satires those who have expressed reservations about the young star playing in the NFL.

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May 12th 2014, 11:12 PM

Very funny and hope it opens the minds of the bigots a little bit eh…

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May 13th 2014, 8:09 AM

I love this!!! Should be mandatory watching for everyone!!!!

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May 13th 2014, 8:38 AM

Brilliant. But also sadly awful due to all of those NFL players being protected

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May 13th 2014, 8:28 PM

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