Quote:No, I'm simply pointing to another extremely popular player, popular like Sam for non - football reasons, who league didnt try to keep by actively engaging teams to sign him. Maybe if Tebow had come out then he'd get the special treatment too.

 

Your comparison is misguided.

 

First is that religious people aren't persecuted like gay people are.

 

Second is that Tebow didn't need the NFL to request that teams consider him because he was a first round pick and played for multiple teams.

 

Sam won't be around forever, and I suspect he'll never get the amount of respect around the league that his abilities merit due to bigotry, but it was in the NFL's interests to see if any team would even attempt to give him a fair chance in the NFL.

 

Luckily for the NFL, America's team stepped up to the plate.

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