We are all St. Louis Ram fans

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#1We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 6:51pm

The St Louis Rams just drafted Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to enter the NFL draft.


"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

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#2We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 7:02pm

Was about to post this. Was getting worried as it was so late. But this is a good fit. Stays in Missouri, has a support system, has a great coach to mentor him. The NFL dodged a bullet had he not been picked.

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#2We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 7:50pm

Eat it, haters!!!!!!!

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#3We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 7:55pm

This link contains a video of Sam getting the news:


Michael Sam


"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

FindingNamo
#4We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 10:25pm

If he can't be a Packer, I'm glad he's a Ram.


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#5We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 10:43pm



I'm just glad Sam am.


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#6We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/10/14 at 11:09pm

This makes me happy. Now, if the Rams only moved back to L.A. where they belong, I'll be even happier.


"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

FindingNamo
#7We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 12:07am

Football is the one where the ball is shaped like the Dairy Queen sign, right?


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#8We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 8:29am

Now maybe my dream of becoming a NFL husband will come true!
This has nothing to do with the NFL but I get excited when people mention Dairy Queen.

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madbrian
#9We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 8:31am

I wonder if this will inspire any current NFL players to come out.


"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

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madbrian
#10We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 8:35am

And here's a link to purchase a Michael Sam jersey. Unofficial reports indicate that they are selling like crazy.


Sam jersey


"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

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#11We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 9:03am

The Rams are now my 2nd favorite team. I hope Sam has a phenomenal rookie year. I look forward to the day when things like this aren't "news", but one step at a time.


If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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#12We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 10:05am

"This makes me happy. Now, if the Rams only moved back to L.A. where they belong, I'll be even happier."

Now, they probably should not have moved out of LA in the first place but the fact they are located in Missouri and therefore full of Mizzou fans definitely helps quell any negative reaction to the pick. Picking the local kid who was well-liked and productive in college is definitely something the Rams can do in Round 7.

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#13We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 11:00pm

Don't get me wrong, I totally agree that given Sam's college background, him going to the Rams is a very great move. However, my feeling that the Rams should move back to LA have always been there since before Sam was a blip on anyone's radar screen.

I just want to say that it's great that Sam was drafted. However, we're not out of the woods quite yet. There is still a chance (and, for the record, I hope this isn't the case) that Sam might not make the final cut. Only time will tell. There is training camp and pre season still to come. All teams have to have an official 53 man roster by opening day. At this point in time all teams have more than 53 players and as the practices and pre season starts and the opening day of the season draw closer, they cut players. I just hope to God that Sam gets to be on the roster opening day.


"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

FindingNamo
#14We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/11/14 at 11:05pm

So grateful for Andrew "power glutes" Sullivan and HR. "Auntie Toms" C for inserting themselves into this story as if they had anything to do with this story at any point ever.


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Updated On: 5/11/14 at 11:05 PM

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#15We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 5:36am

YOu also have to hope that Sam DESERVES to be on that roster. There are lots of great college players that cannot hold their own against the pros.

IF he gets cut, no one can assume it has anything to do with his being out. Of course, that's all anyone will talk about.

Here's my hope: that regardless of the final outcome, that HE is able to tell us the truth about how he is treated, by the organization and the team.


If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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#16We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 7:32am

**sigh** Winston explaining sports is the funnest.

There is always a chance the NFL playing career of any given player is numbered. But, if you heard Jeff Fisher going out of his way to speak to media about the pick, I am really doubting likelihood of that.

A Dolphins player, guessing that guy was on Richie Incognito's side in the locker room, got fined and suspended by the team for making homophobic tweets. There was also Case McCoy, brother of Colt, who vaguely tweeted, 'I don't want to see this', when ESPN showed Sam kiss his boyfriend. Aside from bombing at the Texas Longhorns Quarterback spot and seemingly getting to play Division I college football due to nepotism, what else is Case McCoy best known for? Oh, once being a suspected rapist.

I can't believe how dumb it is when there was a first round pick in Taylor Lewan who was also suspected to be in a rape cover-up and nobody talks about it- it did not hurt his draft stock at all. Nobody called it a distraction. Nobody in the locker room is apparently going to have an issue with it. Yet Michael Sam, with a spotless record is apparently the distraction and who he really is gets spoken in negative terms.

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SonofRobbieJ
#17We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 10:56am

TANGENT

Andrew Sullivan's recent obsession with testosterone, masculinity and gay voice (all things that have been present before) is such a terrifying window into the bottomless pit of self-hatred that it's hard to look away.

Back on topic:

YAY. Gays can get terrible brain damage and lose their humanity at the altar of sports. We win!(?)

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#18We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 1:09pm

Michael and Vito.




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#19We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 1:16pm

We are all St. Louis Ram fans

Watch out, Neil and David...Michael and Vito may be the new Cutest Gay Couple!




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#20We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 1:33pm

I want to send Michael Sam a card...

"I am never going to watch you play football! I can't stand sports but I'll happily watch you kiss your handsome BF! Congrats Michael Sam!!"

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#21We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 1:57pm

Michael and Vito.

Snuggling.



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#22We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 2:13pm

Neil and David don't stand a chance.

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#23We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 6:57pm

I love that homophobic tweeters were still somehow ID'ing Sam's boyfriend as a twink. They know the lingo of something they hate? Anyway, Michael just looks enormous that any non-football player looks smaller in comparison. Vito looks pretty well-built.

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#24We are all St. Louis Ram fans
Posted: 5/12/14 at 7:32pm

Vito was on the swim team. Of course he's built.