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I say Sam ends up with the Cowboys
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Michael Sam's journey to the NFL has hit another snag, but he is free to keep trying to make it with the first team that gave him a chance.
The St. Louis Rams made Sam one of their final cuts, which subjected the seventh-round pick to the league's waiver process. Any team could have put in a claim to sign Sam to their active, 53-man roster, but it appears that none have.
That could mean that Sam ends up back in St. Louis on the Rams' 10-man practice squad (the league recently expanded from eight).
Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said of Sam on Saturday:
“Well, it was a football decision and it was no different than any other decision that we make. It was a football decision. It was a football decision back in May to draft Mike. And once again, it’s been all about football.
"I will tell you this: I was pulling for Mike. I really was. I don’t say that very often, but Mike came in here and did everything that we asked him to do. He got a chance to play a lot of snaps. He had the second most snaps on the defensive line, to Ethan Westbrooks. He had well over 120, 130 snaps and was productive.
"But as we said on the front end of the whole...when we drafted Mike, on the front end, we mentioned that this was going to be a tough road. Those four defensive ends that we have on the roster are good and they play a lot and they’re very productive, as well as the tackles. It’s the strength of our football team. But again, it was a football decision.”
Is that a signal that the Rams could be interested in adding Sam to their practice squad? Perhaps, but it also shows that Sam getting on the field anytime soon with the Rams — barring a slew of injuries — could be tough.
Sam also could field offers to sign with any other team's practice squad now, too, but with so many teams running 3-4 schemes for which he's a poor fit, the options could be a bit limited.
I don't see anyone saying that....do you?Has the liberal press made a stink about it yet? I think we will be seeing a lot a bitching by the gay mafia and progessives about how homophobic the Rams and the NFL is.
If I'm guessing, my totally ignorant guess would be the Dolphins.
He could still be a wide receiver somewhere, couldn't he?
Rams announce practice squad minus Sam - Yahoo SportsST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams have signed 10 players to their practice squad. As expected, Michael Sam was not among them.
The Rams added two each at linebacker, offensive line, wide receiver and safety Monday, fortifying needy positions. Sam starred at defensive line for Missouri, but coach Jeff Fisher said the defensive line was the strongest group on the team.
Rookie quarterback Garrett Gilbert and seven others were among the cuts that got the roster to 53 players.
The group includes linebackers Denicos Allen and Kevin Riddick, wide receivers Emory Blake and Justin Veltung, safeties Christian Bryant and Matt Daniels, plus tackle Sean Hooey and guard Brandon Washington. Defensive tackle Matt Conrath also was added.
Allen was cut by the Panthers and Reddick had been with the Saints.
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Some are blaming the fuss over the story ESPN ran that Sam wasn't showering with the rest of the team for him getting cut. How ironic that the hyper-PC network would be partially responsible for him not making the team.
The NFL is being portrayed as an anti-gay, macho organization, but the REAL reason Sam is having problems is that the teams don't want all the drama and attention damaging their chemistry. The PC Police is hurting Sam by over-playing this, just as they hurt black Americans with their OTHER artificial bullshit.
Teams don't care about his sexuality. They care about the circus being a distraction.
If he doesn't make a team, all other gay players will feel like they have to keep their mouths shut. If the PC Police wouldn't make such a big fucking deal out of this, if there were not such a fucking circus over this, it would be easier for them to come out.
The PC Police strikes again.
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I say Sam ends up with the Cowboys