The Dallas Cowboys have waived defensive end Michael Sam from their practice squad. Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, signed with the Cowboys on Sept. 3 after he was among the final cuts of the St. Louis Rams. The Rams drafted Sam with the 249th overall pick this past May, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted in NFL history. He appeared in all four preseason games, racking up three sacks and 11 combined tackles, before the team released him in its final round of roster cuts. Sam played his college football at the University of Missouri and was named SEC co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2013. Unfortunately Sam has had to deal with the attention that had come with being the first openly gay player in the NFL. I believe Sam's draft position fell because teams didn't want to deal with the media circus that would follow. Teams don't want distractions and the attention would be a distraction. Maybe someone talks a chance and picks him up so he'll have another chance to make a roster.
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