NFL 2014

[Midwest Spy]

I have no problem accepting gay people whatsoever.

My biggest beef with the Michael Sam incident is this:

He makes a point of letting everyone know before the draft that he's gay. That's good for him in that he won't have to live "in the closet" and good for the team in that they know upfront prior to selecting him about this.

Seems to me there was very little uproar after he made the announcement. No one bashed him on Twitter, players didn't come out and say "I'm not playing with any gay guys", etc. most people just kind of 'ho hummed', as they should.

So now it's Draft Day 3. Most people have lost interest in him by this point. "oh yeah, Michael Sam is still on the board, I'd forgotten about him."

When the Rams draft him, instead of being with his family (as 90% of draft picks are) he decides to remind us of who exactly he is. Not Michael Sam, co-defensive SEC Player of the Year, but Michael Sam, gay football player.

Not sure why, but he obviously feels the need to keep that front and center.

So, to me, it's not even the act of kissing so much, it's the need for him to HAVE to remind everybody, when nobody cares.