Posted on 09/04/2014 2:15:20 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
IRVING, Texas (CBS St. Louis/AP) — Michael Sam waded through a crowd of reporters and was settling in front of yet another bank of cameras when someone asked if this was what it was like in St. Louis.
“The heat?” Sam said, drawing laughter from two dozen or so people surrounding him as he stood in front of a large Dallas Cowboys star on a wall just outside the locker room.
No, the latest version of the circus after the league’s first openly gay player signed to the practice squad of America’s Team. He’s unlikely to get into the opener Sunday against San Francisco and might still face long odds of joining an active roster anytime soon. But Sam got his second chance to make it in the NFL four days after the Rams released the seventh-round pick when they had to cut the roster to 53 players.
(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...
Well,Jerry...it all depends on how one defines “go”.
“Well,Jerry...it all depends on how one defines “go”.”
Indeed.
Perhaps that’s why the press is all a ga ga over him.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sympathy to Will Smith, a fine player from Texas Tech, who was cut so Sam could join the Cowboys practice squad. It pays to be homosexual in Jerry’s World. Let the circus keep rolling....
You mean he can’t plug the holes in the defense?................
Maybe add a few towel-boys to pass out some Lavender scented towels?
I hope he doesn't throw a hissy-fit.
Pathetic.
Who cares if Sam is ready to play? He has sex with other men, so he must start and be considered a “hero”.
What did JJ say?
Too Slow
Too Small
Weak Skill Set ....
Jones picked Sam up for the practice squad on the same day that he quietly reinstated Josh Brent, who had killed a team mate while driving drunk and who had been convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
The noise created by Michael Sam kept the Brent reinstatement from attracting more attention — and criticism — than it ordinarily would have.
Brilliant move by scumbag Jones. Sam will fade into oblivion shortly. He has been used and will soon be discarded.
so he must start and be considered a “hero”.
What if he doesn’t need to start? He could just get traded to every team in the NFL. Each team would hold a press conference, check off that box on their progressive tolerance card and send him on to the next team.
Yea I now consider myself a former Cowboys fan.
I am native Texan and a lifelong fan, but I’m done with them over this.
Seriously, I hope they lose badly all year long.
Brokeback Cowboys .... what goes on in the shower stays in the shower!
Hey Bender look what your Cowpokes owner saying
I got a 49ers tweet today saying that they probably won’t be playing against Sam in their opener. The predominant response was “Who cares?”. Guy must be the most famous 249th pick in NFL draft history.
What the heck?
If he’s not ready to go, Jerry, then why in the Sam hill did you sign him to your taxi squad???? What the heck is going on here?
Are any of the openly asexual players good to go?
Read the entire quote... 
in the story:
Owner Jerry Jones said Rams coach Jeff Fisher spoke highly of how Sam fit in with his teammates there.
“He was exemplary,” said Jones, speaking at a Texas Lottery news conference in Austin. “He’s relentless as a worker. He’s relentless as a pass rusher. He is going to have to make up for a little speed. He’s going to have to make up for size, but how many times have we seen that? That’s what makes football.
“We are looking for pressure players and that’s his position,” Jones said of Sam. “We hope that he can refine his skills. He’s not ready to go at all but can he come in and learn?”
If the answer is yes, his teammates are ready to support him.
I've got no problem... 
with what Jerry said--
Could also be because Will Smith is a linebacker, Sams is a D end, and Dallas is hurting for D linemen.
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