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There is currently only one openly gay player in North America's four major professional sports leagues - Jason Collins, who joined the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets last season. "As a kid growing up in Texas I always loved the Dallas Cowboys, so to join this incredible organization is really a dream come true," he wrote on his Twitter feed. Sam thanked the Cowboys and the city of Dallas for giving him a chance. Sam, a Texas native, could prove to be a useful backup for the Cowboys because of their strong need for help on defense, which was the bottom-ranked unit in the NFL in the 2013 season. When teams face injuries, they often look to practice squad players to fill out their game-day rosters as short-term help.
Each NFL team has a 10-member practice squad that helps it prepare for games. Last year, Foxx became part owner of the Dallas-based whiskey company. His track record speaks for itself," Garrett said. Ahead of last Sunday’s Cowboys game, Foxx took over The National for a Brown Sugar Bourbon weekend. But despite his success at Missouri, talent evaluators have said Sam might struggle in the NFL - perhaps too small to play regularly on the defensive line and not athletic enough to play as a linebacker. Jeff Rohrer, a former Dallas Cowboys linebacker, came out as gay Wednesday in an interview in The New York Times. "We just want to give him a chance to come in and see if he can help our football team." The 6-foot-2 (1.88-m), 260-pound (118-kg) Sam became the first openly gay player to be selected in the NFL draft. "We have had nothing but good reports about him from our people and people in St. Louis Rams, who had drafted him in the seventh and final round of the NFL draft in May. Head Coach Jason Garrett told a news conference the rookie from the University of Missouri would be a member of the 10-man practice squad. The Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Sam then took to the team's practice field in Irving, Texas, outside Dallas, wearing a No. The 15 funniest memes from Cowboys-49ers, including Jerry's call to Romo. Troy Aikman is still mad that sportswriter Skip Bayless speculated 16 years ago in a book that the then Dallas Cowboys.
We spared you most of the obvious Brokeback Mountain ones.(Adds comments from Sam) By Jon Herskovitz Sept 3 (Reuters) - Defensive end Michael Sam, hoping to become the first openly gay athlete to play in a regular-season game in the National Football League, was signed on Wednesday to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, the team said. Troy Aikman says that being gay is 'a lifestyle people choose.'. Scroll through the gallery below to see what the individuals who were fearless of reprisal had to say about Michael Sam Dallas Cowboys move. Sam isn’t likely to be on the active roster for Sunday’s opener against San Francisco.Īll professional football fans know that “America’s Team” divides the line between love and hate precisely down the middle and the slander and jokes immediately followed the announcement. His first two years at Missouri, Sam backed up Aldon Smith and Jacquies Smith, both of whom are in the NFL. He was a lightly regarded recruit out of Hitchcock, Texas, a town of about 7,000 along the Gulf Coast about 40 miles southeast of Houston. Louis when teams had to cut rosters to 53 players.īeing on the Dallas roster means Sam is returning to his home state. The Cowboys, who are seeking help with their pass rush because of injuries and the offseason release of franchise sacks leader DeMarcus Ware, added Sam four days after he was released by St.