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By fans and media maybe. However, half the people loved him because of his faith and pretended he was better than he was. Sam is no different in that respect. A **** load of people want him to fail or succeed based on his sexuality (like tebow and his faith) rather than on his football ability.
I don't know about that.
I don't know anyone who is actually rooting for Sam to fail. I think most of us are just annoyed that liberals have hijacked the offseason for political reasons. Sam is just kind of a marginal player who almost certainly won't last in the pros. That has nothing to do with his sexuality and everything to do with the fact that he's not really a professional caliber athlete. There are worse things in life than not being a future Hall of Famer.
In fact he was projected slightly higher prior to this announcement.
TB, you liked the post that I responded to...how is that being critical of it?
Liberals ARE ignorant.
That's a axiomatic truth that reaffirms itself daily on this very forum.
I thought he just wanted to be a football player.
Now he's signed with Oprah to do a reality show about his tryout with the Rams.
Drama queen.
1st or last round doesnt matter lolWhat does Michael Sam being picked in the 7th round have to do with " equal rights " ??
Liberals ARE ignorant.
That's a axiomatic truth that reaffirms itself daily on this very forum.
1st or last round doesnt matter lol
but the questions is easy he is the FIRST openly gay player and 10 years ago that would have never of happened or MINIMUM been alot less likely.
Equal rights is advancing for sexuality. Equality is winning and bigotry and discrimination is losing, there are great times we are witnessing. I wish equal rights already existed on this issue but IM proud to be witness to this equality.
You know exactly what all these extra news stories are about the ones you are crying about.
Same with Saba. Please tell me what barriers existed 10 years ago for an openly gay player to be picked or drafted onto a team? Did the NFL change its rules on drafting openly gay people? Does or did the NFL have any such rule, written or unwritten that would have prevented this from happening 10 years ago? The only people crying about this and making a big hubbaloo is folks like you, and Michael Sam, and a salivating media. Anyone that cares about any professional sport would welcome a gifted player onto their team, and I suspect that it matters if they were little green men from Mars, as long as they helped their team win, fans are very forgiving when it comes to winning...
The cynic in me thinks that Michael Sam is a borderline narcissist which has been found to be way more prevalent in gay men than straight men, and Mike probably thought in a calculated move that regardless of how it all turned out, the LGBT movement would progress as a result of his declaring his sexuality prior to entering the draft. It was win/win for them, and he. When folks like you and Saba and the stupid salivating media stop making it an issue, it will no longer be one. Until then, the race hustlers like Sharpton and Co, openness about sexuality, like race, will remain an issue for those that stand to profit from it.
Tim-
Like I was saying to the other poster, of course people knew there was a potential for head injury. But at one time, I was around quite a bit of football. I just don't see how anyone can say that it was widely known that there was a large risk associated with repeated blows to the head that might not manifest themselves as injury immediately, but could have devastating effects over the long term.
My current bet is he doesn't make the active roster (Rams are stacked on the D-Line) but makes someones practice squad.
I don't know about that.
I don't know anyone who is actually rooting for Sam to fail. I think most of us are just annoyed that liberals have hijacked the offseason for political reasons. Sam is just kind of a marginal player who almost certainly won't last in the pros. That has nothing to do with his sexuality and everything to do with the fact that he's not really a professional caliber athlete. There are worse things in life than not being a future Hall of Famer.
Back up links:
Rams select Michael Sam, NFL's first openly gay player*-*Los Angeles Times
Michael Sam: St. Louis Rams draft NFL’s first openly gay player (updated)
Sam becomes first openly gay player to be drafted - chicagotribune.com
Congrats Mr. Sam! another hurdle over come. Nothign much needs said on this.
Like all draftees I hope you have great success on the field. Good luck!
I've experienced several concussions during my 72 years but apparently none with lasting effects,
I'm lost - he's really the only one that is openly gay? That seems odd and highly unlikely.
I thought he just wanted to be a football player.
Now he's signed with Oprah to do a reality show about his tryout with the Rams.
Drama queen.
His sexuality aside, he was projected to be drafted prior to his sexuality announcement. The NFL has plenty of late round and even undrafted players in their mix. He got drafted because of what he did in college and how the Rams think his game will translate to the pros. Can you really point to anything that really states that he shouldn't have been drafted and is not a professional caliber athlete? In fact he was projected slightly higher prior to this announcement.
Gay or straight we was likely going to get drafted and there is huge gap between not a pro caliber athlete and future hall of famer. Big gap. He is in and will have every opportunity to stay just like every other rookie. He will earn his spot or lose it. You can nitpick terminology but saying that he is not a pro caliber player is really no different than what I said.
It wasn't "widely" accepted in ANY sport until the last couple or three decades. Then we saw what boxing had done to Jerry Quarry, Cassius Clay (AKA as M. Ali) among others and numerous football players etc. Not to mention car wrecks and all other on the job injuries. I've experienced several concussions during my 72 years but apparently none with lasting effects, unless they're really slow to show, knock on wood.
According to whom?
Same with Saba. Please tell me what barriers existed 10 years ago for an openly gay player to be picked or drafted onto a team? Did the NFL change its rules on drafting openly gay people? Does or did the NFL have any such rule, written or unwritten that would have prevented this from happening 10 years ago? The only people crying about this and making a big hubbaloo is folks like you, and Michael Sam, and a salivating media. Anyone that cares about any professional sport would welcome a gifted player onto their team, and I suspect that it matters if they were little green men from Mars, as long as they helped their team win, fans are very forgiving when it comes to winning...
The cynic in me thinks that Michael Sam is a borderline narcissist which has been found to be way more prevalent in gay men than straight men, and Mike probably thought in a calculated move that regardless of how it all turned out, the LGBT movement would progress as a result of his declaring his sexuality prior to entering the draft. It was win/win for them, and he. When folks like you and Saba and the stupid salivating media stop making it an issue, it will no longer be one. Until then, the race hustlers like Sharpton and Co, openness about sexuality, like race, will remain an issue for those that stand to profit from it.
Tim-
It was not common knowledge in football that repeated blows to the head, that might not be as serious as concussions, could actually create some serious problems down the road. Like I say, I can remember hitting someone so hard that I say double. I just got up, the coaches congratulated me for a good hit, and kept playing. It's only been recently that its been widely known that you have to be really careful. And even now, some people dispute that there is any substantial additional risk at all.
You mean like 70-80 head punches that Ali took to the head in all those fights for 20 years? It's been widely known for years. It's just that it's become an issue since the NFL and college football started paying more attention. But when you're paying players millions of dollars a year and boxers $20 mil a fight they (the player/boxer) will keep taking the chance that "it won't happen to me". Or else they're just too stupid to acknowledge it.
And this didn't hurt the SUDDEN emphasis on the part of the NFL and the colleges. A
Law suit
Dorsett, Marshall and DeLamielleure are among the 4,500-plus plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the NFL that is in the midst of being settled for $765 million. The plaintiffs argued that for years the NFL had concealed a link between playing football and brain damage. As part of the settlement reached in August, the NFL did not admit to wrongdoing.
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