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Sam’s bid to be 1st openly gay NFL player on hold
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MICHAEL Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by National Football League, was cut on Saturday by the St Louis Rams but was confident he’ll have another shot at making a pro football roster this season.
Sam was released on Saturday by the Rams, as NFL teams make their final cuts before the season begins in a few days’ time.
But he was optimistic in remarks made on Twitter that he will still have chance to play for the NFL this year. “The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I’ve always known. The journey continues,” he wrote.
“I want to thank the entire Rams organization and the city of St Louis for giving me this tremendous opportunity and allowing me to show I can play at this level,” said Sam, who last year was a standout linebacker at the college level.
All NFL teams had to reach the 53-man limit by Saturday ahead of next week’s season openers, and the 24-year-old defensive end’s fate came down to the Rams having too much talent on the defensive line.
“It was not a difficult decision,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. “This was a football decision.”
Sam, selected in the seventh round of May’s NFL Draft, was among the last four players cut from the Rams’ lineup.
Other NFL teams have 24 hours to claim Sam’s rights or he will become a free agent and available to sign with any club.
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