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Old 05-10-2014, 07:27 PM
 
Location: The 12th State
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Micheal Sam will be first out NFL player as he was just drafted by the St. Louis Rams.

The times, they are a changin'! Congratulations, Michael Sam!

Making history, it's about time.
The NFL has joined the 21st century of acceptance, kudos!
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:29 PM
 
Location: On the Group W bench
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Indeed, let a man be judged by his work ethic, skills, talent, achievement, accomplishment and merit, instead of his sexual orientation!
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:35 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I doubt if the NFL was ever a heterosexual only sports league.
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:36 PM
 
Location: Florida -
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I found it ironic that M. Sam made such a big deal out of 'coming out' ... and then was surprised that people subsequently referred to him as a 'gay football player' instead of simply a 'football player.' IMO, this is the fallacy of so many claims to 'only want equal rights/treatment', when the real objective is actually 'special rights/treatment,' but, heaven forbid anyone should say so, since that would be insensitive and narrow minded.
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:39 PM
 
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Micheal Sam will be first out NFL player as he was just drafted by the St. Louis Rams.

The times, they are a changin'! Congratulations, Michael Sam!

Making history, it's about time.
The NFL has joined the 21st century of acceptance, kudos!
He ran a 4.9 at the combine. Speed rusher.......lol

Kid won't make it sorry. NFL is best of the best whether you are gay or not. If Clowney said he was gay he'd still go number one. Get it yet ?
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Chicago Area
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Good for them. Honestly, I'm not even slightly interested in the sex life of professional athletes.
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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There have been gay men in the NFL since there has been an NFL. It's just that Michael Sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted.
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:52 PM
 
Location: The 12th State
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Here is Micheal reaction of the good news


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW-_...e_gdata_player
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:53 PM
 
Location: Florida
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I found it ironic that M. Sam made such a big deal out of 'coming out' ... and then was surprised that people subsequently referred to him as a 'gay football player' instead of simply a 'football player.' IMO, this is the fallacy of so many claims to 'only want equal rights/treatment', when the real objective is actually 'special rights/treatment,' but, heaven forbid anyone should say so, since that would be insensitive and narrow minded.
I found it ironic too.
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Old 05-10-2014, 07:54 PM
 
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If Tom Brady or Peyton Manning came out of the closet tomorrow ...

Well first off there would be a lot of explaining to do about all those hot women they hooked up with and married and whatnot.

But anyways, if Peyton Manning and Tom Brady came out of the closet tomorrow, they'd still arguably be the two best quarterbacks in NFL history. At this point, there has never been a gay man with a Hall of Fame level career in the NFL. Odds are, that'll change at some point and when it does ... I still won't give a crap about professional athletes' sex lives.

Exactly............you can play ball or not. Not balls but ball. Media frenzy for a day then he will go away as he should because he can't play in the NFL. Just like the NBA guy...........anybody remember his name........who came out. pie sitter who never scored a bucked but was a hero for few days to the liberal gay army.
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