Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Michael Sam is out for now Date:   9/1/2014 10:10:55 AM

As a long time fan of the NFL, in particular the Steelers, I watched with morbid curiosity the drafting of a less than mediocre player simply because he was gay.  And now the inevitable has happened.  He got cut and was not picked up on waivers.  Still a chance he could get on a practice squad for some team but who needs the distraction?  There are tons of players as good or better than him and none of them would generate the media circus that this guy would.  I am not sure who advised him to make a big deal about his sexual orientation but in hindsight it was probably a mistake. 

The irony of all this is Tony Dungee's rationale as to why he wouldn't have drafted Sam was immediately proven correct but the media reaction to his very reasonable comments.  I can assure you that had Sam been more talented he would have made the team.  He's a very good athlete but not NFL caliber regardless of his race, creed, sexual orientation, etc. Maybe he realized that and figured it was his only chance of getting drafted.  If so, he miscalculated because it would not help him make the team and once he was cut every other team would be free to pass on him without being called homophobes. Now all that is missing is the made for TV movie.......