Michael Sam experiment over?
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What in "your opinion" has happened to mitigate his ability to sue?
He made the team....even if it was the PS.
And apparently as per the comments above, the league made a good faith effort and even tried to go out of their way to get him a roster spot. Can't sue them for trying.
These all are mitigating factors.
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What in "your opinion" has happened to mitigate his ability to sue? Tour
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Sorry, I thought it was obvious. He got his chance in the NFL, Didn't make it.
Got his chance with the Canadian team, then quit. Looks like he never really
wanted to play. Just wanted to get no chance, and sue for discrimination.
"Coming out" was never necessary in the first place - but it set the stage for
never getting a chance, and making big money. But he got his chances, so
he gave it up. I don't know how much simpler I can make it.
Maybe...
"X" wants easy monies because of "y". "Y" never materializes, so no easy monies.
No easy monies = "x" quits and goes home. "y" ? You know "y".
What in "your opinion" has happened to mitigate his ability to sue? Tour
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Sorry, I thought it was obvious. He got his chance in the NFL, Didn't make it.
Got his chance with the Canadian team, then quit. Looks like he never really
wanted to play. Just wanted to get no chance, and sue for discrimination.
"Coming out" was never necessary in the first place - but it set the stage for
never getting a chance, and making big money. But he got his chances, so
he gave it up. I don't know how much simpler I can make it.
Maybe...
"X" wants easy monies because of "y". "Y" never materializes, so no easy monies.
No easy monies = "x" quits and goes home. "y" ? You know "y".
I don't know where many of you get the assumption that he just wanted to sue. While I noted that factors exist that mitigate any claim or right of action he may have had, it is entirely possible that he just wanted to play. And it is entirely possible that something happened that caused him to leave Montreal that had nothing to do with wanting to quit.
Maybe he will try to re-up....or maybe he figured he was done trying to make it....and could do something else that he likes. His major is in Parks, Recreation and Tourism. So, while perhaps he can not make an NFL team, he could manage an NFL stadium?
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Sam's footwork in football is as terrible as his feet in dancing. But it does lead to the question nobody want's to ask but here we goes. So does this mean there is only 2 things in Texas, Steers and Queers??
So, you are saying that he will make an appearance on Dancing with the Stars? Who would he team up with....a man or a woman?
Edit: oops, I see he already HAS made a DWTS appearance.
So, you are saying that he will make an appearance on Dancing with the Stars? Who would he team up with....a man or a woman?
Newsflash--He showed up their already as a man, loaded with makeup per My Wife and can't dance either due to Club Feet.
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To join the special forces?
No. He didn't quit to join the special forces. He quit because he didn't know what he wanted to do. He bounced around, got arrested (the charges were dropped), boxed, played semi-pro football, and THEN he ended up joining the special forces.
The point is, he thought he wanted to be a football player all the way up until he made it...then he realized he didn't want to be one. He missed the South, he wish he had stayed in school, he didn't like the professional athlete life, etc.
Maybe that's the case with Sam.
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So, you are saying that he will make an appearance on Dancing with the Stars? Who would he team up with....a man or a woman?
Newsflash--He showed up their already as a man, loaded with makeup per My Wife and can't dance either due to Club Feet.
Newsflash--He showed up their already as a man, loaded with makeup per My Wife and can't dance either due to Club Feet.
Yea, I googled it and saw that he was like the 4th one to get cut.
Maybe it would have been better entertainment to have matched him up against that Duck Dynasty daughter....as isn't that family pretty much avowed anti-gay?
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There's just a lot more honor in getting cut than there is in going home because you think you're going to get cut.
Jackie Robinson he is not.
Played pretty good in Rams camp, was last cut I believe, so things are going downhill for him for some reason.
But he'll always have Manziel.
Z
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He was the co SEC DPOY... but also not good at football. What?
I also enjoy the idea that gay people are allowed to be gay... As long as they don't tell anyone, don't show any public affection, and just generally don't do anything that shows them as gay... Right...
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He was the co SEC DPOY... but also not good at football. What?
I also enjoy the idea that gay people are allowed to be gay... As long as they don't tell anyone, don't show any public affection, and just generally don't do anything that shows them as gay... Right...
He was the co SEC DPOY... but also not good at football. What?
I also enjoy the idea that gay people are allowed to be gay... As long as they don't tell anyone, don't show any public affection, and just generally don't do anything that shows them as gay... Right...
well i guess the co-SEC DPOY equates to jack shit in the NFL, just like the heisman and the……….
be gay all you want. just know how to shoot STRAIGHT when ISIS is rolling down your block.
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He was the co SEC DPOY... but also not good at football. What?
I also enjoy the idea that gay people are allowed to be gay... As long as they don't tell anyone, don't show any public affection, and just generally don't do anything that shows them as gay... Right...
He was the co SEC DPOY... but also not good at football. What?
I also enjoy the idea that gay people are allowed to be gay... As long as they don't tell anyone, don't show any public affection, and just generally don't do anything that shows them as gay... Right...
He was the SEC DPOY because he outperformed everyone else on a pretty stacked defensive line that year.
Look at his body of work and he's nothing special. Quick first step, below average speed and strength, average football intelligence.
I'm not discounting his 2013 year, he played very well. Except that's the only year he showed much of anything.
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What about the multitude of late round picks and UDFA's who don't stick on with a team and then quit after two years to pursue something else? Are they attempting to sue the league too? If your reasoning has nothing to do with the fact that Sam is homosexual, then clearly you must feel that way about all players who quit the game early. Cleve
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What? A lot of college players don't make it in the NFL. But I don't remember any of them attempting to glean
acceptance and special consideration from being gay. I say that, because he came out as gay, and as Mr. Hoorta
correctly explained, he was out there being interviewed about it, etc etc etc etc.
If he just wanted to be known as a football player, then why attempt to thrive off of coming out as gay? What
was the point? Exactly - he didn't really want to be known as a football player, he wanted to be known as
a Gay Football player. Pretty much the only reason I can figure, is that that notoriety brings with it discrimination lawsuit
possibilities. When he quit the canadian football team abruptly - it should be obvious that he really did not want
the chance to make it with the canadian football team. It isn't that hard to figure, Cleve.
So by releasing his sexual orientation and living as free a life as any straight, heterosexual male - he was attempting to "thrive" off of his position.
Got it.
What he should have done was say nothing, live in secret, let the media blow him up when they inevitably found out about his boyfriend, and then quit the league in shame.
"Then Quit the league in shame" ????So by releasing his sexual orientation and living as free a life as any straight, heterosexual male - he was attempting to "thrive" off of his position.
Got it.
What he should have done was say nothing, live in secret, let the media blow him up when they inevitably found out about his boyfriend, and then quit the league in shame.
HE quit the freaking CFL. Thats on HIM ! Not Montreal, not the NFL, not heterosexuals, not the media, not VH1, not Browns Board posters.He quit.
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Yup... but when your dream is to play in the NFL, the CFL might just be a bit of a let down.
The answer is yes. Do you recall tennis pro Renee Richards?
Excepting the fact that Renee had the surgery and Jenner still wants to "date" women? Perfect parallel...
According to multiple players, NFL franchises have been subtly asking for years if players were gay. They have not-so-subtly been conducting background checks for even longer.
All true, but surely you are not making the case that there has never been a gay player in the NFL...
He made the team....even if it was the PS.
And apparently as per the comments above, the league made a good faith effort and even tried to go out of their way to get him a roster spot. Can't sue them for trying.
These all are mitigating factors.
... and he's been cut from two teams. Not very mitigating...
As for the league lobbying for him... it's tantamount to them saying "we know you may not want him because he's gay, but..."
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Well, since I started it, can at least defend my snicker.......which has zero to do with his being gay, black, from the sec or anything else....
It's about the hypocrisy of his statements vs actions......and, I believe, using his "coming out" to generate guilt, publicity, income, etc
He DID come out through an exclusive(paid) interview with ESPN.....and timed it leading upto the draft. I sensed right then that he was challenging or daring teams NOT to draft him (implied discrimination prior to it occurring??).....then said....
"but I dont want to be identified as a gay NFL player, just an NFL player"
Then signs a deal to go on Oprah to discuss how he wishes people would stop discussing him because.... I dont want to be identified as a gay NFL player, just an NFL player....
Then signs a deal to do a 1-1/2 hour documentary movie about him growing up and dealing with his sexuality.....but still saying... I dont want to be identified as a gay NFL player, just an NFL player
Then signs a deal to do his own reality show(based upon a gay man trying to make it in the NFL) ....it was nixed......but through this he was still saying..... I dont want to be identified as a gay NFL player, just an NFL player
Then gets drafted and doesnt make the team and literally says it was because he was gay. He did eventually retract that, but still says nothing will stop him and he will work harder and will be back. He's driven to prove people wrong.
So, when invited to the next combine, he shows up out of shape and unprepared.....but claims he WILL work harder(next time) and be playing football this year in either the NFL or Cfl........with the draft a month away and team camps 2 months away, its the perfect time to get ready....soooooooo 1 week later he....
...signs on with Dancing With The Stars??...wtf???......and THEN accepts an offer from Montreal, but has to come late because of his TV commitment.....but says football is his dream and he is 100% committed(after DWTS that is)....
Then shows up to camp late....and outta shape....and performs terribly. Though he says he will work twice as hard to get upto speed and help the team win a championship.....and even said "you would have to chop my legs off to prevent me from playing".......
Then.....2 weeks later.....he quit.....
So....there is my perspective....Ive never liked quitters or talkers(especially when they dont back it up) and Im completely bothered by people who act the victim when they aren;t..........and "look at me" media babies(just one of those things with me) and Sam rings these bell in everyway.....
So...yeah.....(snicker snicker)......and NOT because he's gay..... Ive said the exact same about guys like Tebow, Johnny, Lynch etc....
Well, since I started it, can at least defend my snicker.......which has zero to do with his being gay, black, from the sec or anything else....
It's about the hypocrisy of his statements vs actions......and, I believe, using his "coming out" to generate guilt, publicity, income, etc
Well written...
Still could be that he has just been beaten down.
That an overachiever at the collegiate level cannot will himself to success at the next level... and he knows it.
That try as he might the fire is out and all that is left are his words.
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Yup... but when your dream is to play in the NFL, the CFL might just be a bit of a let down.
The answer is yes. Do you recall tennis pro Renee Richards?
Excepting the fact that Renee had the surgery and Jenner still wants to "date" women? Perfect parallel...
According to multiple players, NFL franchises have been subtly asking for years if players were gay. They have not-so-subtly been conducting background checks for even longer.
All true, but surely you are not making the case that there has never been a gay player in the NFL...
He made the team....even if it was the PS.
And apparently as per the comments above, the league made a good faith effort and even tried to go out of their way to get him a roster spot. Can't sue them for trying.
These all are mitigating factors.
... and he's been cut from two teams. Not very mitigating...
As for the league lobbying for him... it's tantamount to them saying "we know you may not want him because he's gay, but..."
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"Then Quit the league in shame" ????So by releasing his sexual orientation and living as free a life as any straight, heterosexual male - he was attempting to "thrive" off of his position.
Got it.
What he should have done was say nothing, live in secret, let the media blow him up when they inevitably found out about his boyfriend, and then quit the league in shame.
HE quit the freaking CFL. Thats on HIM ! Not Montreal, not the NFL, not heterosexuals, not the media, not VH1, not Browns Board posters.He quit.
"Then Quit the league in shame" ????
HE quit the freaking CFL. Thats on HIM ! Not Montreal, not the NFL, not heterosexuals, not the media, not VH1, not Browns Board posters.He quit.
Well, again, it was reported that he left the team for personal reasons.....that could imply that if he gets those personal issues straight...that he could be back.
(of course....maybe those "personal issues" were that other members of the Alouettes are not as tolerant of his sexual orientation...and made him aware of it. That is pure speculation).
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ll true, but surely you are not making the case that there has never been a gay player in the NFL...
... and he's been cut from two teams. Not very mitigating...
As for the league lobbying for him... it's tantamount to them saying "we know you may not want him because he's gay, but..."
It IS mitigating that before he was cut....he was signed. So he cannot claim that he wasn't given a chance by NFL teams.
I think it is clear that he was cut for football reasons....and that is not a winning legal argument for him.
(besides FYI.....most anti-discrimination laws do NOT recognize sexual preference as a protected status!)
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Yup... but when your dream is to play in the NFL, the CFL might just be a bit of a let down.
The answer is yes. Do you recall tennis pro Renee Richards?
Excepting the fact that Renee had the surgery and Jenner still wants to "date" women? Perfect parallel...
According to multiple players, NFL franchises have been subtly asking for years if players were gay. They have not-so-subtly been conducting background checks for even longer.
All true, but surely you are not making the case that there has never been a gay player in the NFL...
He made the team....even if it was the PS.
And apparently as per the comments above, the league made a good faith effort and even tried to go out of their way to get him a roster spot. Can't sue them for trying.
These all are mitigating factors.
... and he's been cut from two teams. Not very mitigating...
As for the league lobbying for him... it's tantamount to them saying "we know you may not want him because he's gay, but..."
Yup... but when your dream is to play in the NFL, the CFL might just be a bit of a let down.
Excepting the fact that Renee had the surgery and Jenner still wants to "date" women? Perfect parallel...
All true, but surely you are not making the case that there has never been a gay player in the NFL...
... and he's been cut from two teams. Not very mitigating...
As for the league lobbying for him... it's tantamount to them saying "we know you may not want him because he's gay, but..."
I am not. But all of them have had to live in hiding. Sam said himself that multiple players reached out to him but we're still afraid to come out of the closet.
There are gay players in the NFL. They didn't rape their teammates. They didn't infect the locker room and turn the rest of the team gay. The fear of many - that a gay person will change the culture of a team - is irrational.
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Nope nope nope.
That one guy from Texas posted on here and said there were no gays in the NFL. It is too manly. He must be right. Yeah...
And I never said being the co SEC DPOY means you have to be good in the NFL. It just means you obviously don't suck, as some on here have said
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It's quite hilarious how butthurt you are over that comment.
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It's quite hilarious how butthurt you are over that comment.
Rub a little ointment on that hurt butt:
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