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Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
« on: September 03, 2014, 04:06:12 pm »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2741521/It-s-great-heading-home-NFL-s-openly-gay-player-Michael-Sam-set-join-Dallas-Cowboys-just-days-sensationally-dropped-St-Louis-Rams.html

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    Sam traveled to Dallas on Tuesday evening and will join up with the Cowboys' practice squad on Wednesday
    The dream move to his home state comes just days after he was sensationally dropped by the St Louis Rams ahead of the football season
    Despite an impressive pre-season, Sam’s name wasn't on the roster when the Missouri team announced its final pick for the 2014 season
    His shock departure sparked claims the gay star was dropped due to the unwanted attention surrounding his sexuality
    'None of that matters. I just want to play football, it's great to be heading back to my home state,' he told MailOnline
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 04:08:21 pm »
Jerry Jones always was a publicity-hound.

He doesn't care whether it is good or bad, just so people are talking about him and his team...


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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 04:31:33 pm »
I just wish everyone would take a "Who Cares?" attitude.  But there are a good many who are more concerned about this than the latest beheading.
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014, 04:57:38 pm »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on September 03, 2014, 04:31:33 pm
I just wish everyone would take a "Who Cares?" attitude.  But there are a good many who are more concerned about this than the latest beheading.

I will probably avoid Cowboy games just so I don't have to hear how wonderful homosexual football players are...


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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2014, 05:10:23 pm »
I am tho exthited about the Cowboyth getting Michael Tham and I can't wait to thee him in thothe tight silver panths.  :thud:
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2014, 05:12:44 pm »
Taking the other side of the field on this.... There is always the philosophy of: Always sign the guy who has something to prove.

Sam was defensive player of the year last year. He did great in preseason with 3 sacks (no pun). He had a bad practice with the Rams but on the field he is fast and good.

The Cowboys' defense, however, sucks. They need speed. They need sacks.

Let's see how he does.

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Re: EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't wait to be a Cowboy!' Gay NFL star Michael Sam sensationally reveals he is on his way to Dallas in first interview since being dropped by the Rams
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2014, 05:21:50 pm »
It's official: Michael Sam is a Dallas Cowboy
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Michael Sam signed with the Dallas Cowboys today after passing his physical exam with the team, according to various reports. He will be placed on the team's practice squad.

Sam grew up in Galveston, Texas, about four hours south of Dallas. Sam's estranged father lives in the Dallas area.
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Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 12:33:08 pm »
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Sports/2014/09/04/Report-NFL-Asked-Teams-to-Sign-Michael-Sam-to-Practice-Squad-to-Avoid-Nightmare-Situation

 by Breitbart News 4 Sep 2014

The NFL was reportedly scared of the mainstream media blowback that it would receive if Michael Sam, the league's first openly gay player, did not make a team.

When the Rams cut Michael Sam last weekend, the NFL reportedly called teams to inquire if they had "evaluated Sam as a possible practice squad player," according to a report from MMQB's Peter King.

Before Thursday night's NFL season opener between Seattle and Green Bay, King reported that Sam and the NFL eventually avoided a "nightmare situation" when Jerry Jones and the Cowboys ultimately signed him to the practice squad.

Sam, a prototypical tweener who is not big enough to be on the defensive line and not fast enough to play linebacker, would have found it difficult to make any team's 53-man roster.
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Re: Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2014, 03:13:08 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on September 05, 2014, 12:33:08 pm
Sam, a prototypical tweener who is not big enough to be on the defensive line and not fast enough to play linebacker, would have found it difficult to make any team's 53-man roster.

He's a decent sized guy. Not the usual tank size you lot breed (seriously, how the heck do you manage to grow such massive young men? Went into a barracks room once and I felt like I was walking in the middle of New York. Totally dwarfed), but he's up there. Wonder if he's thought of going for rugby instead. He's shown by getting that far into the main league that he can take a hit and keep on going. He'd be way too slow for our football though.
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Re: Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
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Re: Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 09:40:05 pm »
Sam is no different than any number of big name college players who have been total busts in the NFL when everyone is at least as big as you, fast as you, and meaner than you.
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Re: Report: NFL Asked Teams to Sign Michael Sam to Avoid 'Nightmare Situation'
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2014, 10:12:08 am »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on October 21, 2014, 08:27:20 pm
Update: Looks like the "nightmare scenario" is back in play. Sam got bumped again.
As soon as I heard he'd been cut, I had to wonder whether pressure would be applied to the other NFL teams to sign him. This social experiment must not fail!
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