I knew down deep something was up over his selection in the 7th round. Every single report I read on Sam's stated he was either too slow with poor lateral movement to play LB or too small with average technique to play DE. Political correctness strikes again.
Almost two years ago, the St. Louis Rams selected defensive end Michael Sam in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.
At the time, the Rams were hailed for being progressive by drafting the first openly gay player in the National Football League. It turns out, according to multiple sources, that the league agreed not to ask the Rams to appear that year on HBO's yearly summer series, "Hard Knocks," if they drafted Sam.
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