Posted on 12/03/2014 11:09:49 AM PST by C19fan
Michael Sam believes he's not on a NFL roster because of the fact he's openly gay -- telling TMZ Sports he strongly believes he's got the talent to play in the league.
Sam was at LAX this morning when he was asked if he thinks NFL teams are shying away from him because of his sexual orientation ... or if it has to do with the level of talent he faced after college.
"I think I was the SEC Defensive Player of the Year last year ... so I don't think it had to do with talent."
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
Oh, wait......
Yeah, I think it was more the creepiness factor. Nobody wants you anywhere near the locker room shower.
Wow. Did not know that. Maybe he repented, begged forgiveness and changed his life instead of trumpeting his disorder for political authority and victimness. Would you know?
Wow. Did not know that. Maybe he repented, begged forgiveness and changed his life instead of trumpeting his disorder for political authority and victimness. Would you know?
Thank you...your friend had the right attitude AND the talent, which goes a long way in the NFL. There are more than a few marginal players who manage to make the roster each year because they work their butts off and know how to act like a professional athlete. No sense of entitlement and they know their spot on the roster is determined by what the do on the field—not some award they won in college.
I’m also guessing the team told your friend to stay in contact because the coaching staff saw something the first time around. My impression is that Sam did not demonstrate the right attitude in St. Louis or Dallas; that, along with the fact that he’s too small to play inside at DT and not tall enough (or fast enough) for DE are the reasons he isn’t in the NFL. Someone ought to ask Sam if either the Rams or the Cowboys (or any other NFL team) asked him to stay in touch, or plan to invite him to next year’s training camp. The real answer is “no.” They’ve seen enough of Mr. Sam and his NFL career is over.
He will never be able to be seen for his true talent.
In the NFL, the only question asked is, can you help us win? If the answer is yes, you play. The answer for Sams was no. Had it been yes, he would be on a team a la Michel Vick, Plax Burris, Ray Lewis etal.
No, it’s because he, uh, sucks.
lol
Thats just funny.
When it came down to the "rubber meets the road" his football skills were lacking and his gayness wouldn't buy him much on the field. He had his chance and he knew he had to prove himself. He was never a contender. It was a business decision and social experiment that did not in end in anyone's favour.
If the NFL had never drafted him in the first place based on his skills or whatever, he would have said the same thing. Get over it. I hear the networks are looking for a gay sports announcer. Maybe they will hire him.
"Those big homophobe brutes made fun of me in the showers, and they even refused to wash my back for me when I asked them to".
"They would do that if a cheerleader was in the showers, so it's discrimination that they wouldn't do that for me".
Don’t know all the details, but he was forced to resign as NJ gov as a result of a scandal involving a law suit and a totally unqualified gay lover he appointed NJ homeland security chief.
Some additional info here...
A decade after Gov. Jim McGreevey’s ‘gay American’ speech:
Has nothing to do with the fact that depraved narcissists generally don’t want to put in the time to be good at anything. They’re already FABULOUS! /sarc
He couldn’t even make the practice squad here in Dallas.
Incorrect, Mr. Sam. You’re not in the NFL because you don’t have the skills to play linebacker in the NFL, which requires surprisingly smart players.
Or he blows.
Maybe he should try the CFL. They’re liberal up there, so if he’s good enough for them, then he can make a case.
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