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Another gay ex-NFL player and adviser of Sam, suggested that the Rams were ideal for him because the coach is particularly open. On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > ====================================================================== > Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > ====================================================================== > > > On 5/10/14 7:04 PM, Louis Proyect wrote: > >> NY Times, May 10 2014 >> Michael Sam Picked by St. Louis Rams in N.F.L. Draft >> By THE NEW YORK TIMES >> >> Michael Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round on >> Saturday, becoming the first publicly gay player to be drafted by an >> N.F.L. team. >> >> > A comment on this from my old friend Richard Greener: > > Sam's end-of-draft selection caps a shameful episode in American sports > history and the NFL in particular. Sam was the SEC Defensive Player of the > Year. He was the best defensive player in the best college football > conference. All those who previously won this same award have been high > Round 1 selections with a single exception who was selected in Round 2. > They all became instant multi-millionaires. Sam should have easily been > among the top 30 players in the draft and no lower than the top 50. His > selection as #249 will cost him millions of dollars and as a 7th Round > draft choice he is clearly slated to being cut and never making the actual > team. rarely does a late round choice make the team. If he stands out in > training camp, at best he might get a one-year contract at the league > minimum pay. This choice was an act of cowardice by the NFL and major > American sports. It should not be hailed as a victory for anyone or > anything except anti-gay prejudice. Earlier this year I showed all the data > and asked the question which has now been sadly answered. > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greener/michael-sam- > and-the-nfl_b_4762428.html > > ________________________________________________ > Send list submissions to: [email protected] > Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/michael. > perelman3%40gmail.com > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
