Peter King: NFL officials asked teams to consider signing Michael Sam to practice squad

[Skooby]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/da...der-signing-michael-sam-to-practice-squad.ece

According to NBC's Peter King, NFL officials called teams around the league to gauge their interest in signing former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay player, to their practice squads.

The Cowboys signed Sam to their practice squad Wednesday. Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams but didn't make the Rams' 53-man roster.

King reported the news about Sam during the pre-game show before NBC's coverage of the NFL regular-season opener between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.

“The Rams waived Michael Sam, the first openly gay player trying to make an NFL roster, he was unemployed for two days,” King said. “During that time a league official contacted multiple teams asking if they had evaluated Sam as a probable practice squad player.”

“Now Sam and the NFL avoided a nightmare situation when he signed with the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys.”

 

[Mr swag]

Lawsuits. Sam would have won the case also

By having indecent scouts saying he was a draftable players and play in preseason should have put him on a squad

 

[SpursFanSinceNovember2017]

They're scared of lawyers

 

[ScoopNScore]

Jerruh prolly got that bonus under the table for bringing him in, he know what he doin like a real businessman.

 

[neph27]

oh, the nfl is exploiting one of it's own in order to get more media attention?

what a surprise this is

 

[Loose]

Lawsuits. Sam would have won the case also

By having indecent scouts saying he was a draftable players and play in preseason should have put him on a squad

play against 2nd and 3rd round scrubs means a undersized DE deserves a spot over good players?

 

[AlphaOne]

play against 2nd and 3rd round scrubs means a undersized DE deserves a spot over good players?

He can only play who he's put on the field with.

 

[Loose]

He can only play who he's put on the field with.

he didn't show he was good enough to replace better players, how is that hard to get

 

[Panther]

shyt like this is why i wouldnt have drafted him

media attention is greater than the talent

 

[tremonthustler1]

shyt like this is why i wouldnt have drafted him

media attention is greater than the talent

This is the NFL though. They're a league that can say "fall back and stfu because even if he doesn't get a deal u still gonna watch our games "

 

[Jplaya2023]

In retrospect Sam should've kept his sexuality to himself. I commend him for being upward and honest but it has cost him dearly so far in his career.

 

[Mr210]

I'm sick of hearing about this dude

 

[The ADD]

 

[Savior]

In retrospect Sam should've kept his sexuality to himself. I commend him for being upward and honest but it has cost him dearly so far in his career.

Well if he never came out he wouldn't have gotten drafted after that atrocious combine performance....but on the other hand if he didn't come out he probably could've gotten a roster spot after his preseason performance. It's a two way street on this one

 

[Jplaya2023]

Well if he never came out he wouldn't have gotten drafted after that atrocious combine performance....but on the other hand if he didn't come out he probably could've gotten a roster spot after his preseason performance. It's a two way street on this one

exactly, if i was him i would've just kept a chick on me at all times and ignored the rumors. Being SEC defensive player of the year should've been enough to get a roster spot