NFL Team Official: Michael Sam Is ‘Not A Really Good Athlete’

[R8RFAN]

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/

[Saccopoo]

I would have rather had the bundle of sticks with our last sixth round pick than Ford with our first.

[ARROW2]

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. - John 7:24



Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10





BOOM!!!!!!

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

So you admit, regardless of his wishes he is relegated to mascot status.

Because what, some things are more important than individual autonomous dignity.

What a troll.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by ARROW2

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. - John 7:24



Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10





BOOM!!!!!!

So 98% of the guys drafted this weekend and none of the guys who draft, sign or pay them will inherit the Kingdom of God. Good to know

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Strongside

This was the funniest moment of the draft for me:

This happens:



And then they cut back to Eisen:

[ARROW2]

I know, says the dude with the SEXY avatar....

[ThaVirus]

It's the same mother****ers every time a thread like this comes around...

You guys are ****ing weird. Prison Bitch lite.

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

So 98% of the guys drafted this weekend and none of the guys who draft, sign or pay them will inherit the Kingdom of God. Good to know

If that's what it is, than that's what it is but it is all there......for the "born that way" folks......I guarantee you people committing the other sins know it is wrong and stay in the closet with it......Those other sins are not celebrated

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by ARROW2

If that's what it is, than that's what it is but it is all there......for the "born that way" folks......I guarantee you people committing the other sins know it is wrong and stay in the closet with it......Those other sins are not celebrated

Yeah. I think we can both agree that all the terrorist attacks and deaths that befall our soldiers are a result of our acceptance of this abhorrent abomination of a "lifestyle", right?

[RNR]

Originally Posted by ARROW2

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. - John 7:24



Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10





BOOM!!!!!!

Quoting scripture with that avatar

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I'm there yet. But you go ahead and feed into the frenzy that Michael wishes didn't exist.

What a joke you are. CP's biggest Hollywood worshiper just doesn't understand that people who are in the public eye don't get to pick how we view them and if they are talked about. You're a big phony troll.

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by RNR

Quoting scripture with that avatar

I know It's still true though

[KCBOSS1]

However you feel about the morality of the gay lifestyle (and I'm not for it), there is no way that I will be convinced that 90% of the guys in a football locker room will be okay with it, regardless of how the politically correct the League is trying to force everybody to be. I honestly didn't think he would be drafted. I figured he would be given a shot, signed cheap as a free agent. Honestly, I think that they will celebrate and honor the whole deal and he will just kinda gradually disappear.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

What a joke you are. CP's biggest Hollywood worshiper just doesn't understand that people who are in the public eye don't get to pick how we view them and if they are talked about. You're a big phony troll.

You are absolutely free to disrespect his express wishes.

Launch all the Michael Same gay icon online skirmishes you like.

It's not like it's his life you're appropriating.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

That is bullshit. There were thousands of articles about its importance in the wake of his announcement. There were hundreds of commentaries on its importance, and a sizable chunk of time spent on this story has considered his integration and acceptance in the workplace and how it may be received.

Bullshit… this entire agenda has been pushed and hyped by gay activists who are trying to equate their movement to the Civil Rights movement of the '50's and '60's.

It is a false equivalency.