Michael Sam announces he is gay.

• Ironman92

  

  /world ends
  
  Pretty good pro prospect from Missouri....a DE
• Automatik

  

  BREAKING NEWS!!
  
  espn.com
• Azubuike24

  

  Kidding aside. This is a huge story. Any personal feelings aside, I admire him for speaking up before (and now during) his NFL career begins.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Only in the sec
• Pick6

  

  who
• Ironman92

  

  10th rated DE in the draft
• Ironman92

  

  SEC defensive POY......3rd/4th round pick
• like_that

  

  This is pretty much how I feel about this (and this isn't dissing your thread I92):
  
  
• Azubuike24

  

  In a way, people "not caring" should be a good thing and the desired outcome. It doesn't affect them.
• Ironman92

  

  I agree.....I was just starting the inevitable thread on the topic that will not stop being talked about for a good while. Mike and Mike may not have time to talk about the Jets now.
  
  Jerome Bettis says 90-95% of NFL players won't care at all.....while I agree with you on this.....I think Bettis' number is high on his guess. Too many big ugly lineman out there I 'd guess.
• like_that

  

  Azubuike24;1578362 wrote:In a way, people "not caring" should be a good thing and the desired outcome. It doesn't affect them.

  Agreed, unfortunately since football is over, this will be all over the media.
  
  I am just ready for some athlete to tweet something ignorant about it, and people making an uproar about it.
• Curly J

  

  I say good for him.
• friendfromlowry

  Azubuike24;1578362 wrote:In a way, people "not caring" should be a good thing and the desired outcome. It doesn't affect them.

  Agreed. Unfortunately, ESPN tweeting and considering it breaking news doesn't help that at all.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Ironman92;1578363 wrote:I agree.....I was just starting the inevitable thread on the topic that will not stop being talked about for a good while. Mike and Mike may not have time to talk about the Jets now.Jerome Bettis says 90-95% of NFL players won't care at all.....while I agree with you on this.....I think Bettis' number is high on his guess. Too many big ugly lineman out there I 'd guess.

  Big ugly lineman who like penis. A lot of black guys are on the down low and I bet there are a bunch of athletes also.
  
  My favorite tweet so far: God ‏@TheTweetOfGod 37mMichael Sam. He's here. He's *****. Get used to him sacking your quarterback. #whoohoo
• Pick6

  

  Its a win/win for Sam honestly. He now has an out if he can't make it as a football player. Honestly see no need to "announce" it other than for the attention.
• Ironman92

  

  He's had quite the shitty family life....brother killed, 2 brothers in and out of jail, another went missing for 2 years and then pronounced dead.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Doesn't matter to me at all that he's gay. I'm just glad even moreso now that I never watch ESPN except for live sports since this will no doubt be all over the place.
• se-alum

  

  Pick6;1578375 wrote:Its a win/win for Sam honestly. He now has an out if he can't make it as a football player. Honestly see no need to "announce" it other than for the attention.

  He announced it because he wanted to do it on his terms, instead of it leaking. Too many people knew, so it was coming out sooner rather than later.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Also, saw in the SI article that 9 of his 11.5 sacks came against Arkansas State, Florida, and Vanderbilt. Not exactly murderers row there.
• se-alum

  

  Terry_Tate;1578382 wrote:Also, saw in the SI article that 9 of his 11.5 sacks came against Arkansas State, Florida, and Vanderbilt. Not exactly murderers row there.

  Noticed the same thing when I looked up his stats, very inconsistent.
• Ironman92

  

  ccrunner609;1578392 wrote:"Hey everyone I am gay"
  
  the only reason why you announce that is for attention. And that is why its human nature to treat these people different.
  
  Maybe someone should come out and announce they are heterosexual before the draft.

  While I don't agree with you completely on this.....that last sentence made me lol.
• pmoney25

  

  ccrunner609;1578392 wrote:"Hey everyone I am gay"
  
  the only reason why you announce that is for attention. And that is why its human nature to treat these people different.
  
  Maybe someone should come out and announce they are heterosexual before the draft.

  Not true, like any story or scandal if you are a public figure. It is better to stay ahead of a story and report it yourself vs. Someone else doing it.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  ccrunner609;1578392 wrote:"Hey everyone I am gay"
  
  the only reason why you announce that is for attention. And that is why its human nature to treat these people different.
  
  Maybe someone should come out and announce they are heterosexual before the draft.

  He pays his debt though, unlike some redneck deadbeats on here.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Why is this news?
• Rotinaj

  

  If his middle name was Will would S&L still know who he is?