2014 NFL Draft Thread

I'm not even opposed to moving Greenway inside since he's lost a few steps, but still football smart enough to handle the move and then look at Mack at 8.
 
Woah at michael sam.

Dude just came out and said he's ayo
 
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Props to him. 2 weeks before the combine.

Courage on swole. I wish him luck and hope teams line up to get him.
 
Just saw it on br, wow

He just one upped his teammate Kony Ealy, who has special story about his sister
 
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smart as hell on his part; now he will get drafted earlier than expected and some team will use it as goodwill for their franchise
 
Wow major props to him....SEC defensive player of the year right? dunno where he's projected to go but that takes some guts...doubt it'll be a problem. Would be more worried about idiot fans than players tbh
 
Plus add into the fact hes going to make millions from interviews/endorsements
 
I always thought it was known that he was gay?

A buddy of mine that goes to Missouri told me someone on the defense was gay and i searched around a bit and there was a mizzou fan forum where some dudes said it was michael sam



Either way, liked seeing him play in the SEC and hopefully he plays well in the nfl
 
StillIn729 said:
smart as hell on his part; now he will get drafted earlier than expected and some team will use it as goodwill for their franchise
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Yeah right....  

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Plus add into the fact hes going to make millions from interviews/endorsements

You guys live on a different planet than this one...  This will definitely hurt him from a draft perspective.  Ain't nobody making "millions" from interviews and endorsements for this reason either.
 
I really hope he turns out to be a great player though, there's a LOT of progress tht needs to be made on that front for gay athletes, especially makes in the most popular sport in this country. Shouldn't ever have to hide who he is. Wonder how his combine interviews will be
 
I don't know what to think about Mizzou's locker room. Protected Sam's secret on one hand. On the other, the alleged rape scandal that doesn't gain enough exposure.
 
100027 said:
You guys live on a different planet than this one...  This will definitely hurt him from a draft perspective.  Ain't nobody making "millions" from interviews and endorsements for this reason either.
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You think the NFL folks didn't already know?
 
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100027 said:
Yeah right....  

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Plus add into the fact hes going to make millions from interviews/endorsements




You guys live on a different planet than this one...  This will definitely hurt him from a draft perspective.  Ain't nobody making "millions" from interviews and endorsements for this reason either.
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c'mon like people around him didn't already let this out of the bag
 
[h3]How will news that Michael Sam is gay affect his NFL draft stock?[/h3]
The news that former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam is gay holds significant social and cultural ramifications. But from a pure football perspective, his decision to come out prior to the NFL Draft in May will make his path to the league daunting, eight NFL executives and coaches told SI.com.

In blunt terms, they project a significant drop in Sam's draft stock, a publicity circus and an NFL locker room culture not prepared to deal with an openly gay player. Sam, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, was projected as a mid-to-late round draft pick prior to his announcement.

While none of the executives overtly condemned Sam's decision, their opinions illuminated an NFL culture where an openly gay player -- from the draft room to the locker room -- faces long odds and a lonely path.

The executives and coaches were granted anonymity by SI.com for their honesty and their answers were consistently unsparing.

"I don't think football is ready for it just yet," said an NFL player personnel assistant. "In the coming decade or two, it's going to be acceptable, but at this point in time it's still a man's man game. To call somebody a [gay slur] is still so commonplace. It'd chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room."

All the NFL personnel interviewed agreed that Sam's announcement will cause him to drop in the draft; he was projected between the third and seventh round prior to the announcement. The question will be how far he falls and if he gets chosen at all.

"I just know with this going on this is going to drop him down," said a veteran NFL scout. "There's no question about it. It's human nature. Do you want to be the team to quote-unquote 'break that barrier?'"

Before his announcement, Sam had already emerged as a divisive prospect. Some look at his SEC-best 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss and see a high motor pass rusher who could have gone as high as the third round. Others see Sam, who is 6-foot-2 and 260 pounds, as undersized defensive end without a true position in the NFL. Of his 11.5 sacks, nine came in three games against what one scout called "garbage competition" -- Vanderbilt, Arkansas State and Florida. "His numbers are inflated," a scout said. "You've got to see through that."

One former NFL general manager described how Sam's future could play out in the draft room. He said when a team is getting in position to make a pick, there's typically a declaration in the draft room that they're nine slots from choosing and will pick from six different players, or five spots away and choose from three players.

If Sam is among that group of players, the potential distraction of his presence -- both in the media and the locker room -- could prevent him from being selected.

"That will break a tie against that player," he said. "Every time. Unless he's Superman. Why? Not that they're against gay people. It's more that some players are going to look at you upside down. Every Tom, **** and Harry in the media is going to show up, from Good Housekeeping  to the Today Show. A general manager is going to ask, 'Why are we going to do that to ourselves?'"

The former general manager said that it would take an NFL franchise with a strong owner, savvy general manager and veteran coach to make it work. He rattled off franchises like Pittsburgh, Green Bay, San Francisco, Baltimore and Indianapolis as destinations where that could happen. He said that a team with a rookie head coach would not be an ideal destination. "This plays better in Green Bay," he said, "that it does in New York."

Sam's announcement did not come as a surprise to most NFL teams. Sam's sexual orientation was considered an open secret in his college town of Columbia, Mo., and the assistant personnel man said he believed "90-percent of teams" had already known about that Sam was gay and had dropped him on their draft boards. He estimated that of the 32 NFL franchises, only two or three didn't know prior the news. He projected that it will impact Sam's draft status "quite a bit."

"You're going to have to have one confident general manager or head coach that is certainly entrenched in his position and established to draft a player like that," the assistant personnel director said. "It's one thing to have Chris Kluwe or Brendon Ayanbadejo, advocates for gay rights, on your team. It's another to have a current confirmed player."

Multiple NFL executives questioned the decision to come out now, as Sam will be the biggest story in football between now and the NFL Draft on May 8. The NFL combine from Feb. 22-25 will be a four-day referendum on Sam's professional future. And his place in the NFL Draft will be endlessly debated between now and May.

An NFL assistant coach called Sam's decision "not a smart move," as he said it "legitimately affects your potential earnings." It wasn't lost on the NFL executives that former NBA player Jason Collins, who came out last April in a Sports Illustrated  story, hasn't been signed by an NBA team this year.

"You shouldn't have to live your life in secrecy," the assistant coach said, "but do you really want to be the top of the conversation for everything without ever having played a down in this league?"

The assistant coach said that the decision to draft Sam will ultimately rest on the desire of a franchise to risk disrupting the dynamic of the locker room.

"There are guys in locker rooms that maturity-wise cannot handle it or deal with the thought of that," the assistant coach said. "There's nothing more sensitive than the heartbeat of the locker room. If you knowingly bring someone in there with that sexual orientation, how are the other guys going to deal with it? It's going to be a big distraction. That's the reality. It shouldn't be, but it will be."
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These anonymous quotes are pathetic. 
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