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NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:36 am
by Bank Shot
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-draft-prospect-michael-sam-announces-gay-become-014449190--nfl.htmlMichael Sam was a very good college football player at Missouri. He'll be drafted in May, and should make a good defensive lineman for a NFL team for years to come.
Sam came out publicly as being gay on Sunday, to the New York Times and ESPN. We'll finally get to see that a player's sexual orientation has nothing to do with his ability to excel on the football field. Sam, assuming he gets drafted as expected, will be the NFL's first openly gay player.
Will the announcement hurt his draft stock? SI.com polled eight NFL personnel executives and coaches, and said that all eight "believed that Sam's announcement will cause him to drop in the draft.
Thoughts on how this will effect his draft stock?
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:10 pm
by Friend_Of_Haley
While I could see him dropping on many boards all it takes is one team. For his sake I hope I hope he still goes in that round 3 range. I have a feeling he's gonna rise up the casual fans rankings now
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:33 pm
by Higga
If he's got talent, he'll get drafted. You think a guy like Bill Bellicheck or Mike Tomlin gives a crap if a dude is gay if he can help him win games?
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:42 pm
by NaturalBuns
Can't project anything till I see combine workouts. If he bombs it and becomes a 6th round pick it will be interesting to see what happens. But if he does good at combine gets respectable numbers he should easily make a squad
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:46 pm
by sixers78
Who cares, NFL has a list of scumbags playing. Not sure how being gay trumps that. Sure there will be players or people within a franchise that don't approve of homosexuality. But that is where it'll stay, amongst themselves. If he produces on the field, who he likes is of no concern. We've seen it happen with athletes time and time again. Not sure why some feel like being gay is the ultimate no no in sports.
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:03 pm
by gswhoops
sixers78 wrote:Who cares, NFL has a list of scumbags playing. Not sure how being gay trumps that. Sure there will be players or people within a franchise that don't approve of homosexuality. But that is where it'll stay, amongst themselves. If he produces on the field, who he likes is of no concern. We've seen it happen with athletes time and time again. Not sure why some feel like being gay is the ultimate no no in sports.
I think that's one of the most overlooked aspects of Sam's story - that the Mizzou players knew for a year and kept it completely under wraps.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are already similar situations in some NFL locker rooms.
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:37 pm
by idajazz
My thinking is that he goes undrafted, No team will want to deal with the media circus that will follow.
The tebow circus will be like a small town carnival in comparison.
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:14 pm
by LAKESHOW
hes a 6foot tall defensive end. Theres only a coupla those guys around. so we shall see.
Re: NFL likely to have it's first openly gay player
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:55 pm
by HMFFL
gswhoops wrote:sixers78 wrote:Who cares, NFL has a list of scumbags playing. Not sure how being gay trumps that. Sure there will be players or people within a franchise that don't approve of homosexuality. But that is where it'll stay, amongst themselves. If he produces on the field, who he likes is of no concern. We've seen it happen with athletes time and time again. Not sure why some feel like being gay is the ultimate no no in sports.
I think that's one of the most overlooked aspects of Sam's story - that the Mizzou players knew for a year and kept it completely under wraps.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are already similar situations in some NFL locker rooms.
I concur.
I have a lot of respect for his fellow teammates keeping it amongst themselves.