After much speculation Michael Sam finally got drafted by St. Louis Rams today at the NFL draft. He was pick number 249 and was selected in the 7th round.
I don't know much about the NFL jargon. Let's just say that at least something big and important has happened here. I mean we are talking about the NFL. I don't care about how good of a player he is, he's height, his numbers; all that matters is that he is good enough for one NFL team.
I'm not much of a football guy, I don't care at all for the sport. But today is another major event that will be looked at in history as a big moment for the gay community and most importantly for a lot of gay youth, especially gay football players.
Maybe politics was involved in his selection. But does that really matter now? Many decisions that the NFL and other enterprises make are indeed political. However, lets not forget that it was straight football coaches, analysts, scouts, NFL officials, executives, fans, football muscle heads that hyped up Sam and made him a relevant football player, not just because he's a homo, but he, according to them, is a damn good football player all-American son of a gun. And maybe that was the only reason why he was drafted and not because he's a gay so as to cash in on that aspect. But I doubt the republican conservative teabagger bigots will see it that way. I mean come on: BENGHAZI!
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