NFL prospect Michael Sam comes out

Expecting his stock to fall..and the Jets to draft him!

 

Adam Schefter @adamschefter

Missouri DE Michael Sam, a projected mid-round pick, said today he's gay. Story now on ESPN2

 

And he gets flagged "for giving Brady the business."

 

Good for him man!!

Bravest man in that draft without a doubt. Hope the best for him!

 

Shouldn't this be in the "NFL" (or "Draft") section?

 

Not sure if so then I'm sure the mods can take care of that

 

Que multitudes bitching about how they don't need to know what he does in bed, etc...

Remember people, its only news because its so rare to hear an athlete come out, especially in football.

A part of me wishes that those athletes in the big 4 that are but are closeted would come out in bulk if they were comfortable with family reactions, if only to make sure that stigma was dead and gone in the future. get it out at once, this way theres no individualized attention to make a player feel like an outlier.

That said this might hurt his draft stock, not because any scout wouldn't see him the same, but that many might be concerned he'll cause a media/locker room distraction. (the reason i want a bulk coming out event from athletes to occur in the first place)

good luck to him, he's gonna need it unfortunately...

 

Very brave on his part...Lets see how this plays out in the draft. Would have been interesting to see if he was a 1st round talent

 

His stock dropped when he came out.

 

Congrats to him, wish him the best of luck.

 

No doubt, teams that like to keep a low profile will pass on him. So expect the Jets to pick him up.

 

Have to respect the man for that

He could have waited but he let it be known

 

It's surprising to me that he's only considered a mid-round pick, given that he was a unanimous All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year, leading the league in sacks and tackles for loss.

Anyway, good for him - what he's done unfortunately takes real guts.

 

Hopefully Michael Sam is on the Jets radar, he could be a good fit for the Jets.

 

I think the JETS will def take a chance on him maybe with a fifth or comp pick . We all know how much Woody loves the headlines . I hope he can play seems like he could be a good pick up if he slide down draft boards because of this .

 

What will he do with his newfound riches if he doesn't have to pay any child support?

 

I don't think his draft stock will be affected. teams shouldn't be concerned about a players personal life. if they can ball, they can ball.

Sheldon might have a say in if we land him or not.

 

So assuming he's still drafted or makes a squad as UDFA this will make him the first openly gay player in the history of the NFL, assuming we don't count Tim Tebow, right? Kudos to him.

 

I'm not sure if you are talking about his personal life or not in regards to his ability to ball.