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Monday, 12 May 2014

Here it comes, Michael Sam is bitter he wasn't picked sooner, blames homophobia

They splashed his same-sex kiss on every front page in America.

NFL.com can't stop talking about his "historic" achievement.

Players who don't genuflect at the mention of his name are sent off to re-education camps.

But alas, none of that was Good Enough.

Michael Sam is still bitter. He wanted to be the #1 pick. He deserved to be the #1 pick gosh-darn-it, because he's just so damn special. If only the NFL wasn't secretly homophobic.

Michael Sam believes he should've been taken sooner in the draft.

The Rams selected the former University of Missouri defensive standout with the 249th pick in the seventh round, which was the seventh-to-the-last pick in the 2014 Draft. The openly gay football player, who was SEC Defensive Player of the Year, thought a team should have chosen him during the first three rounds.

"From last season alone, I should've been in the first three rounds. SEC Defensive Player of the Year, All-American," Sam said during a conference call, adding that other teams chickened out on selecting him.

Boo frickin' hoo.

Several NFL team officials, though, disagreed with Sam's assessment that he should've been taken sooner. Speaking with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before the draft, they questioned whether Sam's game can transition to the league.

"Most of his production was hustle stuff," an NFC personnel official told the Journal Sentinel. "There's production, but he's short, he's not a really good athlete and he doesn't play good against the run."

He continued: "He's kind of a one-task pass rusher. Just run up the field. And they swallow him up and kind of push him around."

One NFC personnel director stated that Sam doesn't have a position in the league.

"He's not a linebacker, and he's really not a defensive end," the personnel director told the Journal Sentinel.

In other words, he's just like every other 7th round pick. On the cusp. Worth a look, but not guaranteed a roster slot.

Except…

The Rams can't cut him. Ever. If he's sent packing it'll be prima facie evidence of Discrimination. The media will go berserk. GLAAD will call for boycotts of the Super Bowl. President Obama will be forced to Make A Statement. The world may very well stop spinning on its axis.

From this moment forward, Michael Sam doesn't need talent to succeed in the NFL. He's got The Mob on his side. And The Mob doesn't take prisoners. Just ask Brendan Eich, or the Benham brothers.

Every statement and action by the Rams will now be scrutinized for latent homphopbia. No perceived slight will be too small, and no attempt to judge Michael Sam by his on-field activities will be allowed unless it is viewed through the lens of his sexual orientation.

That's "historic" alright. It's a historic abrogation of professional football's meritocracy. Which, if you think about it for a minute, is a damn shame.

UPDATE 12 May 2014 14:02:
Linked at IOwnTheWorld.com. Thanks Cardigan!

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