Today Micahael Sam – the first NFL player to publicly declare his homosexuality – is raising brows for another reason.
It seems he’s making a documentary produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network. According to ESPN.com, Sam didn’t tell the Rams about the documentary and at least one St. Louis player believes the documentary could end up being a distraction.
“It’s an interesting case that he gets to work with Oprah and have his own show, but I think it does raise eyebrows and it may be somewhat of a distraction,” an unnamed Rams player told ESPN.com. “But this is our first time dealing with something like this, so we’ll have to wait and see how it plays out and how people react.”
Another unnamed player told the Rams Radio Network that he would’ve been all right if Sam had told his story to Oprah in a one-episode deal, but that he thought a documentary could be a distraction.
According to ESPN.com, Sam and his representatives had known about the documentary prior to the NFL Draft, but they didn’t tell the Rams or any other team before the draft because they thought it would keep Sam from getting picked.
Sam ended up getting taken in the seventh round with the 249th overall pick.
Hmm … I guess he’s looking out for self. Hope he plays well. He has all sorts of stress on him – personal and professional.
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