Posted on 08/31/2014 11:46:57 AM PDT by Dave346
A day after Michael Sam was released by the St. Louis Rams, he remained unclaimed by any other NFL team.
Under the league’s waiver process, any team could have claimed him for its 53-player final roster, but none has done so. That means that Sam, the 249th pick in the seventh round of the NFL draft, is now free to sign on as a practice-squad player with any team, although the Rams would seem to be the most likely to add him to the 10-player practice squad. Even if he does sign with the Rams, it’ll be tough for him to get onto the field, though, given the team’s depth on the defensive line. Still, Sam, trying to be the first openly gay player on an NFL regular-season roster, made a favorable impression on the Rams.
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Practice squads are so queer.
Washington Post....did they mention the Redskins?
“Do you speak Canadian?”
Eric Holder will get on it right away. Racism AND homophobia.
FYI, the Montreal Alouettes have Sam’s CFL rights.
As liberal as they are there, it might be the perfect place for him.
He just hated to leave his friend’s behind.
When did they stop calling them the Taxi squad??? I’m so behind the times......,
He’ll probably get picked up by the Rams for their 10 man practice team. He already knows their system and the Rams are one of a limited number of teams who run a 3-4 defensive scheme that would utilize a player like Sam.
And now a word from the Commissioner..
Ray McDonald.. Gone! (For six games anyway)
Michael Sam. Uhhh .. On hold, taking a cold shower.
Go VIKES!!
>> Even if he does sign with the Rams, it’ll be tough for him to get onto the field, though, given the team’s depth on the defensive line.
Yeah, but *no* NFL player has the expertise Sam does at penetrating deep into the backfield.
I remember reading a story about a week ago that said “the Rams wouldn’t dare cut Sam out of fear that another team would pick him up.” I wondered...why would the Rams care if another team picked him up if the Rams cut him. Well, I guess it doesn’t matter any way...
He’s just not good enough to play in the NFL. 99% of college football stars aren’t. 1% are. Case closed.
Seriously, though, while Sam’s play on defense was better than expected, the reason he was cut was because he didn’t cut it on special teams.
If you’re going to be a second/third stringer, you’d better make an impact on special teams or else there is no justification for you taking up a roster spot.
And once Sam Bradford went down, the Rams didn’t have the luxury of wasting a roster spot on Sam.
The Rams wouldn’t care if another team picks up a player they cut. Teams cut players and pick up new ones on waivers or as free agents all the time. As the season goes on, injuries happen, some players just aren’t productive and get cut, etc. Its all part of the game.
We see all this attention on Sam due to homosexuality.
“...the 249th pick in the seventh round of the NFL draft..”
That’s one REALLY long round!
He can always play for the Minnesota Vikqueens.
Unless the Rams want to be known as the “Sams” for entire career of Sams it’s best to let him go. There’s no way the team is ever going to get any kind of credibility (or expand their fanbase) with Sams on the roster.
Was this just the gay media orchestrating a myth for political/social/cultural purposes?
Once Sam played tonsil hockey on TV with his little white friend, the Rams knew they just made a big mistake.
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