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Yeah, my point was that Sam should consider suing ESPN for the hack story they ran on him about the shower, and potentially ruining his chances of his pro career. He could connect the dots that he was the last cut, and why wouldn't a team add him to their practice squad when other players who were drafted later, or didn't have his level of performance in the pre-season, made the roster.
In any case, Dallas signed him to their practice squad, so it's a moot point for the moment.
In any case, Dallas signed him to their practice squad, so it's a moot point for the moment.
The Cowboys made it official and signed Michael Sam to their practice squad on Wednesday.
It was reported on Tuesday evening the Cowboys would bring in Sam for a physical and if he passed said physical, he'd be a part of the practice squad.
Sam, the first openly-gay player on an NFL roster, was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He recorded 2.5 sacks in the preseason -- one that was, ahem, money and one that was a little more luck -- and generally played well but didn't look like a complete defensive player in his time with the Rams.
St. Louis also has the deepest pool of talent on the defensive line, likely of any team in the NFL. It was always going to be hard for Sam to make the roster.
He cleared waivers and generated plenty of chatter about why he was really remaining a free agent. But the Cowboys -- who are in dire need of pass rush help -- silenced those concerns quickly.
"None of that matters, I'm excited to be to be joining Dallas, I just want to play football, it's great to be heading back to my home state," Sam told MailOnline on Tuesday from the airport. "It's been a roller coaster this past week but I'm happy where I'm at now.
"I'm just looking forward to being a Cowboy, my focus is on making the team."
The move by the Cowboys is, obviously, generating tons of attention. Jason Garrett, in his press conference on Wednesday, did his best to
"We just want to give him a chance to come in and see if he can help our football team," Garrett said.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...practice-squad
It was reported on Tuesday evening the Cowboys would bring in Sam for a physical and if he passed said physical, he'd be a part of the practice squad.
Sam, the first openly-gay player on an NFL roster, was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He recorded 2.5 sacks in the preseason -- one that was, ahem, money and one that was a little more luck -- and generally played well but didn't look like a complete defensive player in his time with the Rams.
St. Louis also has the deepest pool of talent on the defensive line, likely of any team in the NFL. It was always going to be hard for Sam to make the roster.
He cleared waivers and generated plenty of chatter about why he was really remaining a free agent. But the Cowboys -- who are in dire need of pass rush help -- silenced those concerns quickly.
"None of that matters, I'm excited to be to be joining Dallas, I just want to play football, it's great to be heading back to my home state," Sam told MailOnline on Tuesday from the airport. "It's been a roller coaster this past week but I'm happy where I'm at now.
"I'm just looking forward to being a Cowboy, my focus is on making the team."
The move by the Cowboys is, obviously, generating tons of attention. Jason Garrett, in his press conference on Wednesday, did his best to
"We just want to give him a chance to come in and see if he can help our football team," Garrett said.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...practice-squad
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