Missouri DE Michael Sam Says He's Gay

[RFIP]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Missouri DE Michael Sam, a projected mid-round pick, said today he's gay. Story now on ESPN2.

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet

In an interview on ESPN2, Mizzou All-American Michael Sam says he’s gay. “It’s who I am. … I’m not afraid of who I am.”

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Michael Sam is the model voice to speak out on this issue. As one NFL exec said today, "This young man is courageous."

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
NFL sexual orientation anti-discrimination & harassment policy states HCs + GMs not allowed to seek info re: a player's sexual orientation.

 

[RamsFan14]

Uhhh what's your title supposed to mean?!?!

Takes guts to admit your gay, congrats to him! You are who you are as a person, can't help it. Seems like a good guy with a troubled past, wish him the best! Wouldn't mind him being a Ram if the price is right.

 

[RFIP]

Word is most of his team knew already and "the powers that be" in NFL circles did too so it wasn't a surprise to most anyone except the gen public.

 

[-X-]

I don't think being gay comes with much of a stigma anymore. It's not 1978 or anything.
Now it's basically like ... who cares?

 

[RamEERS]

I don't think being gay comes with much of a stigma anymore. It's not 1978 or anything.
Now it's basically like ... who cares?

seriously... and now he's going to get a lot of special treatment for it...

 

[blackbart]

seriously... and now he's going to get a lot of special treatment for it...

But he shouldn't. JAG (as long as he does not have AIDS) and no one I've ever heard of.

Not sure what the need for the title is all about.

 

[bluecoconuts]

If he's good, draft him. If not then don't. That's what I care about. Gay means nothing to me.


Fun fact though, Dallas and a few other cities in the south are more "gay" than San Fransisco.

 

[tonyl711]

could care less if he is gay, Elton John is too and I still like his music. the only thing I wonder is if any teams will be afraid to take him thinking he might disrupt the locker room.

 

[A55VA6]

All I care about is the football aspect. If he's gay, fine. Let his personal life be separate.

 

[RamsFan14]

In a sense it's not a big deal, but in another sense it's a big deal. I think it works both ways depending on how you look at it. For people who are gay, I'd think this is a huge deal. And for people who use the word gay as a negative connotation, hopefully they learn to be really sensible about what they say in public. And for people who don't see being gay as an issue... Yea it's not a big deal, you are who you are.

Man I used to play Xbox live all the time, and I couldn't believe some of the stuff kids said on there... Pretty sad, but that's another story for another forum!

 

[bluecoconuts]

could care less if he is gay, Elton John is too and I still like his music. the only thing I wonder is if any teams will be afraid to take him thinking he might disrupt the locker room.

Then we can get great value out of him in the 4th or 5th.

 

[tonyl711]

Then we can get great value out of him in the 4th or 5th.

would love to see him here, he is pretty freaking good, hopefully for his sake him coming out like this don't scare teams off of him and make his draft stock lower.

 

[Mister Sin]

As a Mizzou guy, I'm thrilled for him. Who gives a damn if he is gay. He is a fucking stud on the field. I hope he can be a bridge to more people feeling comfortable in their own skin.

 

[RamFan503]

I don't really know how football players see the issue in reality. I would bet the coaches know. I'll go ahead and release the elephant in the room. Personally, I think the whole coming out thing is a bunch of nonsense. I'm sure his fellow players know it and would know it once he got in the NFL. That is then for the group to handle. I don't give two shits if he's gay, bi, or hetero. It's none of my business. And it smacks of "look at me".

I do think the title of the thread is uncalled for though. He may be gay but I don't think he said he was an asshole.

 

[Stranger]

So?

 

[HometownBoy]

So?

I was just coming to post the same thing.

Good for him, now tell me something more important, how hard do you tackle?

 

[wolfman84]

What if someone declared their sexuality and nobody cared.

 

[PhxRam]

What if someone declared their sexuality and nobody cared.

What if nobody declared anything?

Why did he feel the need to make this big declaration that he was gay anyways?

 

[RamFan503]

If a someone came out of the closet and no one cared, would he still be gay?

 

[PhxRam]

If a someone came out of the closet and no one cared, would he still declare it?

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