Harry Styles shows support for Michael Sam during 1D gig
By Josh Haggis
Harry Styles has shown his support for out gay American football player Michael Sam during a show on One Direction’s world tour.
Styles wore a replica of Sam’s St. Louis Rams team jersey during a performance in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday night (August 27).
The NFL team tweeted a picture of Styles donning the jersey yesterday (August 28):
Check out @onedirection‘s @Harry_Styles rocking a @MichaelSamNFL #Rams jersey at the Edward Jones Dome last night. pic.twitter.com/jgqK75MzNC
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) August 28, 2014
Sam has also tweeted Styles thanking him for his support – see below.
@Harry_Styles thank you for your support!!! #RamNation — Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) August 28, 2014
Styles isn’t the first celebrity to show support for Sam since he came out as gay earlier this year. Daniel Radcliffe recently called the NFL player “f**king awesome” – read more of what Radcliffe had to say about Sam here.
Meanwhile, US sports network ESPN has been criticised for discussing Michael Sam’s showering habits during a recent report – get the full story here.