I could care less that Sam is gay. But he showed no character when he professed on Draft Day he did not want to make an issue of his sexuality, then it turned out he had a media plan all along to go all out to advertise and celebrate his sexuality.
The Rams had drafted Safety Maurice Alexander out of Utah State in the 4th round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
In 2012, Alexander had been dismissed from the USU team for fighting with a teammate. He left school for the next semester and found work as a janitor at the Edward Jones Dome, the Rams' home field.
He got his act together, returned to Utah State for the 2013 season and had a stellar year. His story would have been the feel good story of the NFL draft until Sam stepped in and drew all the attention.
By Adam Schefter | ESPN
Michael Sam To Rams' Practice Squad?
Sources close to Michael Sam say the defensive end has not been claimed on waivers.
Sam, who was waived Saturday by the St. Louis Rams as they cut their roster down to the maximum 53 players for the 2014 season, is now free to sign with an NFL team's practice squad.
Sam became the first openly gay player to be selected in the NFL draft when he was picked by the Rams in the seventh round.
He had been battling undrafted rookie Ethan Westbrooks for a final roster spot. Westbrooks was one of nine defensive linemen to make the team.
Sam tweeted thanks to the Rams on Saturday for giving him a chance to prove he can play in the NFL, saying in a series of tweets that he looks "forward to continuing to build on the progress I made here toward a long and successful career."
On Saturday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher made no guarantees of Sam securing a spot on the team's 10-man practice squad because of the team's needs for more bodies at other positions.
"The practice squad is heavily dependent on what you do in other positions," Fisher said. "We've got, for example, it's well noted that [CB] Trumaine [Johnson] is going to be down for a few weeks, [C/G] Barrett [Jones] is going to be down for a few weeks. We may have to go heavy in the other positions. If you're familiar with our roster right now, we've got five linebackers, for example; we need linebackers on the practice squad. I'm not going to go into what his odds are or what those opportunities are until we sift through things tomorrow."
Fisher and Sam are expected to talk Sunday."
I guess he can't play tight end.
Even if he might marginally help a team, the benefit would be more than offset by the media circus that would surely follow.
Fischer must have been livid over the deception and no doubt other teams took notice.
Sam made his bed and now he gets to lie in it.
ok, well maybe one.....
There is a list of worse teams too. The ones that have a chance are the Broncos, Eagles, San Fran, Packers and the Saints.
Just my humble opinion.
