American footballer Michael Sam, who aims to become the NFL's first openly gay player, has won praise from First Lady Michelle Obama.
The 24-year-old former University of Missouri athlete revealed his sexuality on Sunday.
Mrs Obama took to Twitter to call Sam "an inspiration to all of us".
The National Football League has also welcomed the defensive lineman's announcement, saying Sam has "honesty and courage".
Mrs Obama said of Sam: "We couldn't be prouder of your courage both on and off the field."
First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted her praise of All-American defensive end Michael Sam's "courage" for publicly announcing that he is gay.
You're an inspiration to all of us,
@MikeSamFootball . We couldn't be prouder of your courage both on and off the field. -mo- FLOTUS (@FLOTUS) February 10, 2014
"-mo" denotes that the first lady composed the tweet herself. Sam replied with his thanks:
@FLOTUS Thank you for your kind words, humbled by your support.
— Michael Sam (@MikeSamFootball) February 10, 2014
Similarly, a "-VP"-tagged personal tweet from Vice President Joe Biden offered congratulations to Sam:
Thank you to @MikeSamFootball & all of the players, @mizzoufootball & coaches at @mizzou -your courage is an inspiration to all of us.-VP
— Office of VP Biden (@VP) February 10, 2014
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