Ground breaking announcement?

[BourneofDarkness15]

Sportscenter has reported that Missouri DE Michael Sam has said that he is gay, he could become the NFL's first openly gay player when he enters the draft, thoughts?

 

[EdgeHeadNotMerged]

The kid's got some balls, I'll give him that. Much respect. But with the Jonathan Martin/Dolphins debacle this year, I wonder if teams will be timid and avoid drafting him not to cause drama.

 

[Babe_Ruth]

Wow! Huge news. Good for him.

The first round of the NFL draft is going to be agonizingly over-analyzed until he's picked.

 

[BourneofDarkness15]

I'll agree it's quite risky, he could cost himself a big draft spot but I would like to think teams will be smart enough to recognize his talent first

 

[BJBirdy]

Wow! Huge news. Good for him.

The first round of the NFL draft is going to be agonizingly over-analyzed until he's picked.

This.

It's great to see that he's comfortable coming out. It's unfortunate that it's probably going to be a little bit of a distraction for whoever drafts him. Personally, I couldn't care less about what he does on his own time but I know that not everyone shares my opinion.

 

[BourneofDarkness15]

I hope a big time team takes him, then he can really showcase his skills and put a lot of that over-analysis to rest very quickly

 

[smh122]

Biggest misconception out there already is that he's going to drop because of this. He wasn't projected to go that high in the first place

 

[Misha Mayhem]

Good for him! It can't be easy being openly gay, in the sport, so mad props to him.

 

[Babe_Ruth]

Where would the most inhospitable environment be for Sam to land?

 

[EdgeHeadNotMerged]

Right now, probably any team in the CFL. CFL have fined Arland Bruce III of the Montreal Alouettes and a player from the Toronto Argonauts (don't remember who, sorry) for their comments on Twitter about Michael Sam coming out