Quote:Think of it this way: 

 

There are a lot of people hoping Michael Sam gets shunned, because they don't like gays.   There are also a lot of people hoping Michael Sam gets shunned because that would let them scream and yell about discrimination.   In the middle of all this, the NFL doesn't need the headache, so they want to make sure he's not just being shunned for being gay.  In fact, they don't even want people to raise the possibility, true or not.   So they contact teams in an effort to find out what the truth is.   Or maybe they contact teams to try to find him a spot.  This is just one small example of the NFL trying to control their image.  

 

Congress controls whether the NFL keeps its anti-trust exemption.   If Sam gets shunned by the league, not even making a practice squad, because he's gay, or if that's even the perception, that's one more reason for congresspeople to rake them over the coals next time there is a hearing on the anti-trust exemption.  

 

I'm not saying this is the truth, but you have to admit, it is plausible.  In a perfect world, Sam sinks or swims on his own.   We do not live in a perfect world.  People like Michael Sam are tools for fundraising and scoring political points.  The NFL is just trying to avoid trouble.   Don't blame them for doing this.   They are just trying to avoid the kind of trouble they don't need. 

 

Some of us would like there to be at least one place in our lives where the social engineers aren't engaged with trying to change our thoughts, attitudes, voting habits, and deeply held personal beliefs. If a hugely corporate entity filled with milquetoast executives like the NFL can't be that place then, darn it, there aren't going to be ANY left.

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