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NFL Team Official: Michael Sam Is ‘Not A Really Good Athlete’
ST. LOUIS (CBS St. Louis) — It could be a very long weekend for Michael Sam.
The openly gay football player from the University of Missouri is hoping an NFL team takes a chance and makes history by drafting him, but some experts believe he might end up being an undrafted free agent. Scouts told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that they don’t see Sam’s game transitioning to the NFL. “Most of his production was hustle stuff,” an NFC personnel official told the Journal Sentinel. “There’s production, but he’s short, he’s not a really good athlete and he doesn’t play good against the run.” He continued: “He’s kind of a one-task pass rusher. Just run up the field. And they swallow him up and kind of push him around.” One NFC personnel director stated that Sam doesn’t have a position in the league. “He’s not a linebacker, and he’s really not a defensive end,” the personnel director told the Journal Sentinel. “I’d certainly take him to camp. You’ve got to admire how hard he plays.” An AFC executive said Sam was “short and slow.” Sam stands at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 262 pounds. Despite the potential setbacks, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is hoping to see Sam succeed in the league. “I want to see Michael Sam get an opportunity to play in the NFL,” Goodell told ESPN Thursday before the first round of the NFL Draft. “We like to say the NFL is the ultimate meritocracy. If you can play football, they want to see you play. The teams want you. The fans want you. And that’s ultimately what it’s all about.” Goodell continued: “I have great respect for Michael, his courage, his decision to become public, and I’m optimistic that he’s going to get that opportunity, and hopefully he can play at this level.” Sam, who was the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year, will be the first openly active gay player in the league. http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/05/...-good-athlete/ |
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If Rams have a draft pick to waste that's on them.It would be nice if we can get to a point where nobody cares so we can avoid these declarations having to be made. Lets just get to a place where famous people can express they have a partner IF it comes up and people just say "ok good for you" and move on. That's somewhat of a private matter that must be uncomfortable whether you are being supported or getting backlash for it. I couldn't imagine people giving me a standing ovation for things I like in my bedroom. "He likes titi fuking". I would do more than blush,its akward as hell. Sams I guess you could say deserves it the way the media has paraded him around and probably put him through the most embarrassing moment of his life. Its the 7th round,not the first,he didn't cost anybody a job.
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Exactly. And Michael is a pawn...
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What happened, he made out with his boy toy or something?
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He can't just be a football player. When he came out, this was always going to be part of the story. How much has he promoted himself in the media since the event? He set up a website. He did a round of interviews. He didn't go to ESPN after that, they came to his pro-day. They reported on him. Bill Polian tracked him. Perhaps he should have just come out and then refused to ever talk about it again or refused to be seen in public with his partner. Since he has a discreditable stigma, you want him to act in a manner that validates the shame affiliated with that stigma. Well answer me this: how many interviews did he do? how many times was he shown on TV before the mid-7th round of the draft? This is historic because he's getting a chance while being true to himself.
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Maybe the NFL will form a new Football team and all the ghey player can go there and their uniforms will be pink. Can name them the sausages.
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