About that Kiss........WTF ?

Godfather. said:

JonnyPistachio said:

Godfather, Im not sure what you mean by "about that kiss...wtf?" and "thats a career ender"
can you expand on that?

sure, WTF=what was he thinking ? like it or not the entire world is divided on gay issues so he should have thought about that when he laid one on his BF for the media
to exploit,not a good move if he want's to be picked up on a team.and title of the thread was the title of the story on CNN.

Godfather.

Ah, I see.
I skipped through an article on foxsports or espn or something like that earlier, and they made a point though that of the bazillion other players in the past that were drafted, should they have thought about kissing their wives or girlfriends, or should they have lived in the moment as a reflection of the years of hard work they put in, to make it to the highly coveted NFL and not hold back their feelings?

The guy came out before all this. Thats the point here-- he should not have to edit or manage his behavior towards his significant other.

And as far as it being "a career ender," I would think the opposite. If this team were to cut him off because of his actions that day, they'd be in almost as much trouble as the Clippers owner. But its not likely that he'll make the team anyway, so it probably doentt matter much.

I'm glad he did it. I hope he makes the team and kisses his boyfriend before and after every game.

I think the fact that there are great organizations like You Can Play (youcanplayproject.org/, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Play) shows people are trying to help career starters, not prevent them.

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Cosmo said:

Godfather. said:

yes, all the media attention will create debate and that might worry the owners for possible lost tickets sales.
Godfather.

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A gay player is NOT going to make most fans hate their team.
And if they do quit following a team because of that.. fuck those close minded assholes. The game is better off without them in the stands.

well I'm happy it's you that speaks for the NFL fan base, also I'm glade to see you have joined the dark side and have choosen to use foul words and hate to discribe those you feel have crossed you personal line of bigotry.......unless you and cliffy were both refuring to me in your ugly comments ?

^#(^ I truely hope that is not true....that would just crush me. )

Godfather.

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Sir... you are quite a perplexing individual.
First off, don't take things so personally... unless you are one of those people who will drop you loyalty to a sports team because they drafted a gay man. Most fans don't give a shit. As long as he can chase down Adrian Peterson and drop him in the backfield... they don't care. The only ones that care about that shit... are the assholes in our society.... and really, who gives a fuck what they think, right?
If fans dump their team they've been rooting for because of one player... then, as an example: why didn't the Philadelphia Eagles fans drop the Eagles when they signed Michael Vick? I mean, Vick was hated by a lot of people because of that dog fighting thing. And I'm certain that there were Philly fans that didn't want Vick on their team... but, did they drop their team? No. Because the Eagles are their team and they understand Michael Vick is not the Eagles... he is just one player on the roster.
Same thing with the Rams fans. They are not going to quit rooting for the Rams, just because they drafted Sam, are they? And if there ARE Rams fans that will do that... fuck those assholes.

if anything the kiss will speed it up. it's a new world, sir. no one cares

unsung said:

JimmyV said:

unsung said:

I didn't watch the draft because sports no longer mean much to me but were there news cameras at every 7th round draftees home?

No, but not every 7th round draft choice was a human interest story. It can be debated whether coming out helped or hurt Sam's draft prospects, but that there was more than usual public interest in those prospects cannot be debated.

If I may ask, why do sports no longer mean much to you?

I started focusing on politics more. I believe TV is a distraction. I prefer to get my entertainment out of physical activities rather than watch them on TV. I do like to go to games now and again but the ticket prices are too high and even though I'm fortunate to be able to afford which games I'd like to attend I rarely can justify the costs.

Understood...and agreed on ticket prices. They are out of control in many cases.

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Cliffy6745 said:

Oh god

are you a believer Clify ?

Godfather.

Don't know. I'd like to be, but logic tells me otherwise.

sam has already won. he won by coming out as an active college player, he won by being drafted, and when he steps out on to that field in an nfl stadium he will win again. any other football related things like winning a superbowl or an individual honor like defensive player of the year would just be a bonus.

It's so, so weird to me that any body kissing any body has anything to do with anything... other that two people showing affection for each other. WHY is that a problem??