WATCH: Michael Sam Perform Gay-Themed Rumba on DWTS

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WATCH: Michael Sam Performs Gay-Themed Rumba on DWTS
Sadly, it was the last dance for the out football player.
 Neal Broverman
          
          Apr 07, 2015
          
        
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NFL free agent and former St. Louis Rams draft pick Michael Sam was eliminated on the fourth week of Dancing With the Stars' latest season, but he went out with a bang.
Sam and dancing partner Peta did a rumba to "Not My Father's Son," a ballad from the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots, about a son dealing with his father's homophobia. It's a subject that hits close to home for Sam.
"I haven't talked to my father since February 2014," Sam told Access Hollywood. "Time will heal all wounds, and I know eventually I probably can forgive my father and speak to him. ... I know that deep down he loves me. I just need to be patient."
Watch Sam's performance below as well as a post-elimination interview:

        
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WATCH: Michael Sam Performs Gay-Themed Rumba on DWTS

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