I've been saying it. Publicly. On the street. Most people just shook their heads and walked away. One guy nodded. He gets it.

If he's just another player to you, then why are you even reading this story or commenting? Are you just here to be a scold and tell us that you're so much more evolved than the rest of us?

Lots of people care, because they think it's important for gay people to be able to live as freely and openly as they'd like, and know that Sam making a roster would be a powerful example of how it's possible to do so. It would be good for an openly gay man to play in the NFL because it would show that a gay man can…

Nope. No other stories about cut players... Only Michael Sam got a story.

LOL The ol' reverse psychology bit. A racism classic!

I know! Famous rookies NEVER get attention. They don't star in Snickers commercials (Manziel), snort coke on Instagram (Manziel), engage in public drunkenness (Manziel), obsess over "their brand" (RGIII), drag the Kardashian freak show with them (Reggie Bush), have pimp and crack dealers as parents (Bryant), legions…

With any luck, now he can become the first openly gay player in the CFL. I'd love to see the Stamps sign him, but honestly Ottawa and Toronto could both use him more. They're pretty thin at that position compared to Calgary, so he'd have a better chance to play with those teams.

"This is why Michael Sam is a distraction."

Yes, well, that's fine, but he's not just another player. He's different from other players, because he's attempting to become the first openly gay player in the league.

Fuck you.

It's unfortunate because Michael Sam is attempting to become the first openly gay player in the NFL, something of enormous symbolic importance, and while no one wants him to be judged by anything but his merits as a football player, many sports fans were and are rooting for him to succeed.

Easy there. "Unfortunate" because people were rooting for him to make the team. No one said the Rams were obligated to keep him.

Finsider? I just met her.

Roby

"You guys okay?" Philbin will ask, or "Ready for practice in the morning?" Or "Anything we need to discuss?"

I remember — I guess it was in 93 or 94 — when Sterling Sharpe was pissed because the Packers low balled him and gave Favre a huge deal. He went on the Jim Rome show - [pregnant pause] it was epic [pregnant pause] - and was honest about how he felt. Sean Jones called in immediately afterwards and called Sharpe an…

Honesty and integrity must be at the center of our program.

"That's about when I lose interest, too." - Roman Polanski.

As a Bears fan, I waited 20 years for one of their elite All-Pro QBs to go down. Favre started every game for 13 years, the Rodgers stepped up seemlessly and only missed 1 game for his first 5 seasons. Then it happened.....he went down. And my Bears were the ones that did it to him (note: I don't wish injury on…

I'm incredibly torn. On the one hand, my boyfriend is a huge Packers fan, and he's currently hospitalized with some Horrible Mystery Ailment, and it's breaking my heart and I just want to make him better.