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Michael Sam falling off NFL draft boards
New York Post ^ | May 5, 2014 | Howie Kussoy

Posted on 05/05/2014 12:53:07 PM PDT by C19fan

Edited on 05/05/2014 12:55:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

After the big names are off the board in the NFL Draft, the biggest question may not be when Michael Sam will be picked, it may be whether Michael Sam will be picked at all. Despite being named the Defensive Player of the Year in the SEC, Sam

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: draft; football; gay; homosexualagenda; nfl
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No doubt that’s what he was thinking.


41 posted on 05/05/2014 3:50:20 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Nevadan
I predict he will get a job with one of the networks.

He'll be the one holding the Gaydar.

42 posted on 05/05/2014 4:37:00 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Maybe he can back door his way into the NFL. Did I really say that?


43 posted on 05/05/2014 7:45:42 PM PDT by ncfool (Taking back America 2016.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Can he rise to the occasion? Of being in the NFL.


44 posted on 05/05/2014 7:46:44 PM PDT by ncfool (Taking back America 2016.)
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To: GeronL

What a shocker. Can anybody tell me what a shocker is?


45 posted on 05/05/2014 7:49:19 PM PDT by ncfool (Taking back America 2016.)
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To: EEGator

Thanks
I see Tim doesn’t begin until August 28th.


46 posted on 05/05/2014 9:52:29 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Bwahaha! Maybe Mr. “Doing the French Mistake” can go play in Europe.


47 posted on 05/07/2014 6:08:15 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

If they don’t draft the poster boy of homos and racists the NFL should be forced to sell the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!


48 posted on 05/07/2014 6:10:07 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: C19fan
Sam’s underwhelming physical measurables

That can't do much for him in the public restrooms and bathhouses either.

49 posted on 05/07/2014 6:20:33 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: dfwgator

NFL Team Official: Michael Sam Is ‘Not A Really Good Athlete’

May 9, 2014 11:36 AM

ST. LOUIS (CBS St. Louis) — It could be a very long weekend for Michael Sam.

The openly gay football player from the 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 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 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.


50 posted on 05/09/2014 1:07:52 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Wyatt's Torch
And they swallow him up

Unfortunate choice of words, there.

51 posted on 05/09/2014 1:08:59 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Nevadan
I predict he will get a job with one of the networks.

Logo?

52 posted on 05/09/2014 1:09:21 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Wyatt's Torch

But he’s real good at jamming the tight end.


53 posted on 05/09/2014 1:12:58 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Yeah I caught that as well....... :-/


54 posted on 05/09/2014 1:13:37 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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