re: Michael Sam says he is gay

Posted by Nonetheless

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:07 pm to castorinho

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Eight NFL executives and coaches anticipate a "significant" draft-day plunge for Missouri OLB Michael Sam after revealing that he is homosexual. The execs and coaches believe NFL locker rooms are "not prepared to deal with an openly gay player," and decision makers fear a "publicity circus" for the team that selects Sam. "At this point in time it's still a man's man game," said one player personnel assistant. "To call somebody a [gay slur] is still so commonplace." Rotoworld draft maven Josh Norris believes Sam has fourth- to seventh-round tape. "I just know with this going on this is going to drop him down," added one veteran scout. "There's no question about it. It's human nature. Do you want to be the team to quote-unquote 'break that barrier?'"

Posted by all3rd

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:08 pm to Nonetheless

5 pages of Neanderthals

Posted by baybeefeetz

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:09 pm to eyeran

sure, he came out to his team. Did his boyfriend come give him a hug at the team bus after the game? I bet not.

As he starts to try and lead a normal life, there will be minor tensions. Nothing everybody involved can't get over, but this is uncharted territory in some not so huge but interesting ways.

Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:12 pm to Nonetheless

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and decision makers fear a "publicity circus" for the team that selects Sam.

Which is stupid. It'd be a circus in a big market for a while but once the season starts people care about the season. Unless one of his teammates says something his storyline will be played out by October.

quote:
"To call somebody a [gay slur] is still so commonplace."

He thinks they don't do that at Mizzou?

Posted by D011ahbi11

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:12 pm to SabiDojo

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Lol dudes in the NFL aren't stupid.

Maybe not all of them...

Posted by eyeran

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:13 pm to baybeefeetz

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sure, he came out to his team. Did his boyfriend come give him a hug at the team bus after the game? I bet not.

As he starts to try and lead a normal life, there will be minor tensions. Nothing everybody involved can't get over, but this is uncharted territory in some not so huge but interesting ways.

No doubt. But it seems as if it wasn't a closely kept secret. He was apparently dating another Mizzou athlete.

Posted by hsfolk

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:14 pm to tigersaint14

probably should've waited until after he got drafted

Posted by baybeefeetz

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:14 pm to eyeran

whoever that is is about to get his spot blown up bigtime.

Posted by wildtigercat93

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:15 pm to eyeran

Im usually a huge "dont make moves that will be a huge distraction" but i really dont think its going to be a big thing after the first week.

Posted by eyeran

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:16 pm to baybeefeetz

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whoever that is is about to get his spot blown up bigtime.

Yeah, they basically just came out together

Posted by xenythx

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:16 pm to D011ahbi11

All it takes is one Chris Culliver in your locker room and they will be an unneeded media circus and distraction.

You'd like to think we live in a world where this stuff doesn't matter, but that's naive.

Posted by eyeran

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:21 pm to wildtigercat93

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Im usually a huge "dont make moves that will be a huge distraction" but i really dont think its going to be a big thing after the first week.

It will be as big as Sam wants it to be, imo. If he's just content playing and keeping his private life private it will blow over really quickly. There's always another story in sports. The last 24 hrs are example A of that.

If he wants to be an out front advocate, which is fine, there's no getting around that bringing more cameras and attention.

Posted by SabiDojo

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:23 pm to wildtigercat93

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Im usually a huge "dont make moves that will be a huge distraction" but i really dont think its going to be a big thing after the first week.

The public will stop caring when something else catches their collective eye, whether it be a natural disaster, a contract holdout for a superstar, or a mass shooting. Eventually, the people will crave a new controversy. It's just time to rip the band-aid off on this whole thing.

Posted by 1ranter1

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:24 pm to tigersaint14

Jags

Step 1: Manziel in the first
Step 2: Sam in the second
Step 3: Tebow as backup QB

ESPN moves their headquarters to Jacksonville

This post was edited on 2/9/14 at 8:26 pm

Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 8:25 pm to SabiDojo

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The public will stop caring when something else catches their collective eye, whether it be a natural disaster, a contract holdout for a superstar, or a mass shooting. Eventually, the people will crave a new controversy. It's just time to rip the band-aid off on this whole thing.

Ding. Like 20 hours ago when Marcus Smart had bludgeoned an old man or the old man had tried to lynch Marcus Smart.