Showing posts with label Michael Sam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Sam. Show all posts

Sunday, June 14, 2015

What Does That Mean?

June 14, 2015 Michael Sam , Thomas Pelissero 0 Comments
Michael Sam Leaves Alouettes Training Camp For Personal Reasons

By Thomas Pelissero, Jun. 12, 2015, USA Today

Michael Sam has left the Montreal Alouettes' training camp and returned home for personal reasons, the team said Friday.

"With all due respect for Michael Sam, the nature of this decision will remain confidential," the Alouettes said in a statement, which said Sam had returned home.

"The Montreal Alouettes fully respect Michael Sam's decision and rally around him to offer him all time and support needed. The team has left the door open and Michael is welcome to come back whenever he feels ready."

Sam, 25, signed a one-year, $100,000 contract with the Canadian Football Leagueteam last month that included a $150,000 option for 2016.


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Hey, why not compare it to the Second Coming?

December 30, 2014 ESPN , Michael Sam 0 Comments
ESPN Site Compares Michael Sam's Gay Kiss To Iconic Victory Over Japan Photo

Tim Graham, Dec. 27, 2014, Newsbusters

Now Sam has told GQ he wishes he hadn't gone this noisy route, preferring a quieter coming out to teammates after he joined a team. But gay activists and gay-friendly journalists really wanted this way, and now mourn that Sam was cut (and not signed a third time) because of bigotry, not ability.

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Friday, December 26, 2014

Who cares?

December 26, 2014 Cindy Boren , Michael Sam 0 Comments
Michael Sam To Oprah: Gay NFL Players Reached Out To Me In Gratitude

Cindy Boren, Dec. 24, 2014, Washington Post

“A very few reached out to me and pretty much just told me their gratitude and how thankful they were that I had the courage [to come out],” Sam said in the interview, which will be shown on OWN on Saturday night. “They wished that they had the courage to come out.”

Sam was cut by the Rams just before the season began. Although he was signed to the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad, he was cut Oct. 22 and has not been signed by another team.

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Friday, December 5, 2014

That's not what he said when he got cut

December 05, 2014 Discrimination , Michael Sam 0 Comments
Michael Sam -- 'I'm Not In The NFL ... Because I'm Gay'

TMZ Staff, Dec. 3, 2014

Sam was at LAX this morning when he was asked if he thinks NFL teams are shying away from him because of his sexual orientation ... or if it has to do with the level of talent he faced after college.

"I think I was the SEC Defensive Player of the Year last year ... so I don't think it had to do with talent."

Translation -- he believes he's on the outs because he's out.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

What did ESPN say that was wrong?

August 27, 2014 Cindy Boren , ESPN 1 Comments
ESPN Says It Regrets Michael Sam Shower Report That Drew Criticism

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By Cindy Boren, Aug. 27, 2014, Washingtonpost.com

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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