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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No doubt that’s what he was thinking.
He'll be the one holding the Gaydar.
Maybe he can back door his way into the NFL. Did I really say that?
Can he rise to the occasion? Of being in the NFL.
What a shocker. Can anybody tell me what a shocker is?
Thanks
I see Tim doesn’t begin until August 28th.
Bwahaha! Maybe Mr. “Doing the French Mistake” can go play in Europe.
If they don’t draft the poster boy of homos and racists the NFL should be forced to sell the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That can't do much for him in the public restrooms and bathhouses either.
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.
Unfortunate choice of words, there.
Logo?
But he’s real good at jamming the tight end.
Yeah I caught that as well....... :-/
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