He has been a member of the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Bandits, New Orleans Breakers, and Arlington Renegades.

Sam is a native of Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, and is of Nigerian descent.

[2][3] His brother Prince played cornerback for the Bulldogs football team at Louisiana Tech.

[5][6] He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2013 Texas state championship game after tallying 5.5 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.

[6][8] Sam committed to play football for the Arizona State Sun Devils in August 2013.

He chose the Sun Devils over nearly 20 other schools, including Oklahoma, Baylor, and Texas Tech.

[12][13][6] Sam suffered a season-ending high right ankle injury in Arizona State's first game of the 2016 season.

[3][22] Sports analyst Lance Zierlein wrote: "he has enough talent to become a solid NFL backup who can step into starting reps if needed.

"[14] The New England Patriots selected Sam in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft on April 28, 2018.

[25] He left ASU with a year of eligibility remaining, though he had graduated early and already earned his diploma.

[27][28][29] He was part of the team when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.