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/

[GloryDayz]

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!!!!!!

Well, maybe Sams will do you in the poo hole since it looks like you both will be there.

[KcMizzou]

Hopefully eventually we can get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking. It's not my thing... but we don't mind seeing women kissing women, right? (If you say you do, you're a liar.)

I'm very proud of Mizzou and Sam's team mates. They knew about it, and it didn't matter to them. They just went to work and kicked ass. I don't think it'll be any different in St. Louis.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Hopefully eventually we can get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking. It's not my thing... but we don't mind seeing women kissing women, right? (If you say you do, you're a liar.)

I'm very proud of Mizzou and Sam's team mates. They knew about it, and it didn't matter to them. They just went to work and kicked ass. I don't think it'll be any different in St. Louis.

This. Live and let live...

[KCBOSS1]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Hopefully eventually we can get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking. It's not my thing... but we don't mind seeing women kissing women, right? (If you say you do, you're a liar.)

I'm very proud of Mizzou and Sam's team mates. They knew about it, and it didn't matter to them. They just went to work and kicked ass. I don't think it'll be any different in St. Louis.

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

Why is it troubling to you?

Why should your views dictate how someone else lives?

[J Diddy]

Good for him.

Looks like someone is getting some corn on their peter tonight.

[Ragged Robin]

Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

Originally Posted by lewdog

Why is it troubling to you?

Why should your views dictate how someone else lives?

Because he's so insecure with his own sexuality that he's hell bent and butthurt (pun intended) about someone else's

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

You have terrible opinions, even for a message board.

Congrats

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Ragged Robin

Because he's so insecure with his own sexuality that he's hell bent and butthurt (pun intended) about someone else's

I suppose I know his response already and it starts with...."so there was this book written thousands of years ago...."

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

So tolerating a man kissing a man is a terrible thing?

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

I hope we NEVER get past the point where a dude kissing a dude is shocking and nauseating, actually.. it is far more repulsive than a woman kissing a woman, although that is still shocking and if you think that is not still shocking to many of us you're full of crap. This is still shocking for a lot of people. Queer is getting less and less queer. It's troubling to me that it is moving that direction.

You, and people like you, are the problem.

I don't give a shit what people do in their own homes. I don't care who they choose to ****, let alone love. It's not my place to judge.

[J Diddy]

You know what really bothered me about his boyfriend?

Skinny little white guy!

Dude got him some jungle fever!

[Aries Walker]

Football-wise, he may or may not make a big difference. Maybe he'll be a Pro Bowler, maybe he'll be busing tables in two years, maybe he'll pull a Marinovich and disappear off the face of the earth for a while. Who knows.

Historically, this is a big f**king deal in the progression of civil rights. The NFL is one of the last bastions of openly accepted homophobia and he just broke that barrier. Anyone who doesn't see that is living in a box.

Journalistically, I can totally understand peoples' frustrations with the slobbering fanaticism with which ESPN covered the news. They have ratings to grab, audiences to drag in on round 7 of the draft, and they're not subtle.

And as for Michael Sam himself . . .

Originally Posted by Michael Sam

“I just feel like, you know, because I came out, was the first one to do it — I think I can be a beacon for others, young athletes … who are maybe gay or maybe not,” he said. “And I think I could be a beacon for this people — a light that, like,’ hey, I could be comfortable in my own skin and be like Michael Sam.’”

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headline...ward-at-espys/

Whether he wants to be or not, he's going to be seen as more than just another football player. He knew that before he came out (just before the draft), he knew that as he accepted the Arthur Ashe award, and he knew that as he kissed his boyfriend right in front of a living room full of network cameras.

He's got a long road ahead. He's going to be putting up with a lot of s**t the other players won't have to - and you can see some of that just by reading some of the posts in this very thread.

[Rams Fan]

I'm going to laugh when Sam's holding the ****ing Lombardi and making out with his boyfriend afterwards.

[Setsuna]

We can all be sure the "I'm a man" song wasn't playing when he was selected.