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"&lt;img alt=\"0210-michael-goodell-sam\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/02/10/0210-michael-goodell-sam-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michael Sam&lt;/strong&gt; is \"an instant hero in the gay and lesbian community\" ... so says the brother of NFL commish&lt;strong&gt; Roger Goodell&lt;/strong&gt;, who's also openly gay.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TMZ Sports&lt;/strong&gt; spoke to &lt;strong&gt;Michael Goodell&lt;/strong&gt; ... who says \"it's about time\" a top NFL prospect was brave enough to be open about his sexuality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, Michael compares Sam to &lt;strong&gt;Jackie Robinson&lt;/strong&gt; -- saying because of the defensive end's courage, homosexuality in the NFL \"won't be an issue in 10 to 20 years.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michael -- who's very close with his brother -- says he hasn't spoken to Roger about Michael Sam yet ... but says he knows, \"Roger is fine with this. He's a good businessman and he's been around this issue his whole life.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for whether he thinks Sam's announcement will affect his draft stock -- Michael says, \"I've met a lot of the NFL owners through my brother. They're businessmen, not homophobes.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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