Michael Sam Says He’d Be In The NFL Had He Not Come Out

Former Mizzou DE Michael Sam was on Dan Patrick’s radio show, where he discussed where he was since leaving the Alouettes in August. He told Patrick “it probably would have been better for me if I didn’t come out, I would be on a roster.” Sam also claims he only went public because he was afraid someone in the media was going to out him: he planned on coming out to his pro teammates after he made the roster. And despite tweeting last month that his departure from Montréal was due to “mental health,” Sam claimed he left because his NFL skills were diminishing in the CFL (from Pro Football Talk):

“I never really wanted to go to the CFL, but I did it and I committed to going,” Sam said. “I want to thank the Montreal Alouettes for all they’ve done for me, but I wasn’t getting better as a football player. That was one of the main keys, I wasn’t getting better as a football player. It was a different defense, a defense I wasn’t used to, and all the stuff I learned from the Rams, the Cowboys, I thought I was losing that technique in Montreal.”

Sam did reveal he’s returning to Columbia to get his master’s in broadcasting, which could lead to some interesting opportunities if hired by the conference’s cable channel. If we don’t get a Michael Sam/Tim Tebow PTI-ripoff, then what’s the point of the SEC Network?

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