Cowboys Cut Michael Sam

Posted by | October 22, 2014 00:14 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories


The first openly gay NFL player has been cut from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. The full announcement:

The Cowboys have decided to waive defensive end Michael Sam.

The practice squad player who joined the team on Sept. 3, spent the first seven weeks of the season on the 10-man squad and never made it to the 53-man roster.

Sam, the first openly-gay player in the NFL, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Rams. He spent all of the offseason and training camp with the St. Louis before being released and signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad.

The move opens a spot for linebacker Troy Davis, a second-year pro from Central Florida who worked out with the team on Monday.

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14 responses to Cowboys Cut Michael Sam

  1. fancypants October 22nd, 2014 at 00:22

    Missouri isn’t really known for cranking out NFL ready players ( I guess its the coaching ) its even tougher when your team is in the sec conference too.

    • whatthe46 October 22nd, 2014 at 01:29

      unfortunately the homophobes won’t see it that way. i hope the best for Sam.

  2. fancypants October 22nd, 2014 at 00:22

    Missouri isn’t really known for cranking out NFL ready players ( I guess its the coaching ) its even tougher when your team is in the sec conference too.

    • whatthe46 October 22nd, 2014 at 01:29

      unfortunately the homophobes won’t see it that way. i hope the best for Sam.

  3. androgyne anode October 22nd, 2014 at 09:52

    Bourgeoisie sportsball industry is behaving like a bourgeoisie sportsball industry.

    If you actually wanted to put a stop to it, you’d stop supporting it.

    • rosscassell October 22nd, 2014 at 20:11

      Michael Sam’s homosexuality didnt make him any more or any less qualified, he will have to roll with the punches like everyone else.

      • androgyne anode October 22nd, 2014 at 20:28

        I didn’t pass comment on how Sam’s sexual orientation pertained to his qualifications.

        • rosscassell October 22nd, 2014 at 21:38

          You didnt have to, his status or who he was, as pertaining to why this made the news is all that was needed. Ergo, if he was straight and got cut from “any teams practice squad” it would not have made this blog much less the front page of any sports section. How many practice squad subtractions from any of the 32 NFL teams has Colmes mentioned? That all being said, Michael Sam crossed a barrier and made a small step, lets hope the media doesnt over-hype the next case.

          • androgyne anode October 22nd, 2014 at 22:28

            Then you probably should have made that comment to the thread, and not to me, because I said *nothing* about that.

  4. 𝒹𝒢𝓃𝒢𝒽 β„Šπ’Άπ“ β€πŸ’€πŸ‘Ώ October 22nd, 2014 at 09:52

    Bourgeoisie sportsball industry is behaving like a bourgeoisie sportsball industry.

    If you actually wanted to put a stop to it, you’d stop supporting it.

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