Will Michael Sam be accepted in the NFL?

Michael Sam has currently announced that he is gay and is the first openly gay player to enter the NFL draft.  I personally think that he will and should be accepted into the NFL because I don't think that whether you are gay or not should play any role in your position on a sports team. Due to this, I don’t think that anyone will view him any differently, in fact they might actually respect him even more for having the courage to be open about it.