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NFL lobbies NFL Teams to consider Michael Sam as practice squad player.

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Am I the only one who sees a problem with this. After Sam was cut by the Rams, according to some sources the NFL actively reached out to other teams lobbying them to take a look into evaluating and signing Sam to their practice squad. I wonder how the other straight players who got cut and didn't get signed to a practice squad felt about that?

http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/04/r...nsider-signing-michael-sam-to-practice-squad/
 
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Bamabuzzard said:
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this. After Sam was cut by the Rams, according to some sources the NFL actively reached out to other teams lobbying them to take a look into evaluating and signing Sam to their practice squad. I wonder how the other straight players who got cut and didn't get signed to a practice squad felt about that?

http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/04/r...nsider-signing-michael-sam-to-practice-squad/
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I heard they did the same thing for Toby Gerhart, being a white running back and all.
 
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I think the 49ers is the most fitting team.
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Roger that on the city. But, I'd like to see Bob Costas wrestle with the scenario during a Sunday night halftime piece when he celebrates Michael's introduction to the world of brutal, beat 'em up, tough guy football, yet can't utter the name of the team he's playing for. His head may explode from the stress.
 
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Bamabuzzard said:
Am I the only one who sees a problem with this. After Sam was cut by the Rams, according to some sources the NFL actively reached out to other teams lobbying them to take a look into evaluating and signing Sam to their practice squad. I wonder how the other straight players who got cut and didn't get signed to a practice squad felt about that?

http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/04/r...nsider-signing-michael-sam-to-practice-squad/
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The NFL is a business; any lobbying they might have done for Sam was to prevent adverse PR. As businesses often do.
 
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jthomas666 said:
The NFL is a business; any lobbying they might have done for Sam was to prevent adverse PR. As businesses often do.
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I don't care what the reasoning was for. The bottom line is they gave special treatment to a player that ultimately was based on his sexual orientation while other straight players in Sam's same position got nothing.
 
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Bamabuzzard said:
I don't care what the reasoning was for. The bottom line is they gave special treatment to a player that ultimately was based on his sexual orientation while other straight players in Sam's same position got nothing.
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It'll be interesting to see if/how the NFL Player's Union responds to that.
 
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