Quote:As you say this, Michael Sam is on NFLN for the upteenth time today.

 

I have no problem with Michael Sam.  I hope he succeeds and has a long NFL career.  The attention the NFLN and ESPN have showed him is a bit frustrating.  He's a 7th round practice squad player that gets more attention than every player drafted outside of Johnny Manziel and I'd say he's gotten more attention than him.

 

I wish the networks would leave the kid alone and let him play football. I firmly believe places like ESPN and NFLN and their coverage of Michael Sam's sexuality have hurt him and his playing career.

 

You can call me and others a bigot all you want but that won't make it true.

 

If you're uncomfortable with the amount of coverage he gets you're free to change the channel.

 

However, he does merit coverage, much more than Manziel and for the right reasons, he's got a level of courage that most people can't touch. This isn't a society that a gay man can count on acceptance in, and the example he makes of the level of acceptance in the NFL and for young gays struggling to find acceptance in a world that frequently won't accept them is immense.

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