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ESPN Says It Regrets Michael Sam Shower Report That Drew Criticism
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| Michael Sam Source: www.abcnewsradioonline.com Credit: Joe Robbins / Getty |
After it found itself at the epicenter of a storm of criticism over a report on the shower habits of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player on an NFL roster, and his teammates, ESPN responded Wednesday morning with a further statement on the report.
“ESPN regrets the manner in which we presented our report. Clearly yesterday we collectively failed to meet the standards we have set in reporting on LGBT-related topics in sports.”
On Tuesday, while providing an update about Sam’s quest to make the St. Louis Rams’ final roster, reporter Josina Anderson said that a Rams “defensive player told me that ‘Sam is respecting our space’ and that, from his perspective, he seems to think that Michael Sam is waiting to take a shower, as not to make his teammates feel uncomfortable.”
She also said that [defensive end Kendall] Langford and linebacker Alec Ogletree said “they didn’t know that, specifically, and also weren’t tracking that.”
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What did ESPN say that was wrong?
ReplyDeleteThey didn't talk about his game. Do actual sports analysis. How did he play? How long did he play? Was he any good? Compare him to other players in the league who are in his position. ESPN didn't do the thing that it's good at: It didn't analyze what the player brings to the team. They got stupid and distracted by sexual orientation. That is their weakness. They are marginalizing the player to sexual orientation and not contribution as a player.