Chiefs NFL Team Official: Michael Sam Is ‘Not A Really Good Athlete’ - Page 2

R8RFAN · 05-09-2014, 01:20 PM

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/

**HemiEd** · 05-09-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

He'll be in training camp somewhere next year.

Will he have a private room?

**Mr. Kotter** · 05-09-2014, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 3rd&48ers

Me Too.. Preferably with their 3rd round pick

Are you friggin' kidding me??? The guy is a 6th-7th rounder...

R8RFAN · 05-09-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter

Are you friggin' kidding me??? The guy is a 6th-7th rounder...

Got to give the home town kid a chance man, quit being a homophobe

Garcia Bronco · 05-09-2014, 02:28 PM

Yep...if you don't believe Sam Michaels isn't a number 1 over-all pick...you hate homos

Reerun_KC · 05-09-2014, 02:31 PM

MagicHef · 05-09-2014, 02:31 PM

I don't really follow college football, but how was he the SEC defensive player of the year if all he can do is "just run up the field?"

Can I be the SEC defensive player of the year?

TEX · 05-09-2014, 03:43 PM

Go watch the video of him running the 40 at the combine and try not to laugh!

TEX · 05-09-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Yep...if you don't believe Sam Michaels isn't a number 1 over-all pick...you hate homos

No, even worse, you hate Black Homos...

Reerun_KC · 05-09-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

No, even worse, you hate Black Homos...

Wait what?

mikey23545 · 05-09-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bewbies

I hope he ends up in KC.

Just because he's gay?

That's reeruned.

R8RFAN · 05-09-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

Go watch the video of him running the 40 at the combine and try not to laugh!

Was he sashaying ?

TEX · 05-09-2014, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 3rd&48ers

Was he sashaying ?

Pretty much!

listopencil · 05-09-2014, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

Go watch the video of him running the 40 at the combine and try not to laugh!

Mr. Arrowhead · 05-09-2014, 04:00 PM

not what his boyfriend said

listopencil · 05-09-2014, 04:03 PM

He's not a natural runner at all. Too upright and he's flopping his arms around like a kid at the playground. I don't know that 40 times really say all that much about how he would perform though. He's shown as 6'2" at 261 pounds, and he looks like he could add a little bulk. It will come down to his work ethic.

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listopencil Immanentize The Eschaton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In Partibus Infidelium Casino cash: $2265880	He's not a natural runner at all. Too upright and he's flopping his arms around like a kid at the playground. I don't know that 40 times really say all that much about how he would perform though. He's shown as 6'2" at 261 pounds, and he looks like he could add a little bulk. It will come down to his work ethic. __________________ Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has...it has stolen.
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