Missouri Tigers defensive end Michael Sam has revealed that he is happy to go to any team who will pick him in May's NFL Draft.

Sam recently came to national attention when he announced that he is homosexual, raising the possibility that he will become the first openly gay player in NFL history should he be chosen in the Draft.

The 24-year-old admits that he is expecting "negative reactions" from some people, but is confident that such feeling won't extend to any locker room environment he becomes a part of.

"I just want to go to the team who drafts me because that team knows about me, knows that I'm gay, and also knows that I work hard. That's the team I want to go to," Sam told ESPN.

"Hopefully it will be the same like my locker room. It's a workplace. if you've ever been in a Division I or pro locker room, it's a business place. You want to act professional.

"I mean, people will talk about the stereotype of gays being in the locker room to me, I think that it's a little stereotyped that gay people are predators. It's just very offensive."

Sam led the SEC with 11.5 sacks last season on his way to being named Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press.