After getting dropped from the
St. Louis Rams and not getting picked up for any other teams’
rosters, circumstances were looking a little rough for openly gay
National Football League rookie Michael Sam.
I wrote on Monday that it looked like he might not end up as
the first out player to take to the field once the season began,
though his future was still uncertain.
Today, his fortunes are getting a small boost with an
opportunity to make the
Dallas Cowboys’ practice team. According to ESPN, he will be
taking a physical, and if he passes, he will be joining their
practice squad. ESPN says the Cowboys would also have to cut
somebody from the squad to bring him on.
Whether he eventually gets elevated to the roster and actually
take to the field of a game, or even lasts on the practice squad,
is a whole other question. For those who want to read the technical
analysis of how Sam does and doesn’t fit in NFL play with only
minor emphasis on Sam’s pioneering identity, ESPN’s Kevin Seifert
has
some explanations here.
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