Michael Sam will get another shot to impress NFL scouts next month, ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting:
The first-ever veterans’ combine is limited to 100 players and is open to free agents who previously were eligible for the NFL draft. It will be held at the Arizona Cardinals’ training facility and resemble the combine for draft-eligible players out of college.
Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL, was selected in the seventh round of last year’s draft by the St. Louis Rams but was cut at the end of training camp. He then spent seven weeks on the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad before again getting cut.
I’m working hard hone my craft. I’ve heard the critiques on my game, both positive and negative, and I am constantly striving to be the best football player I can be. I’m using the latest performance technology coupled with good old-fashioned sweat to improve my explosiveness to help get around the edge, my flexibility to make me more versatile and, of course, my strength, hands, coordination and various techniques that I use at my position. …
I don’t believe that being gay has kept me off an NFL roster, but I will challenge anyone who says I don’t have the talent to make it in the league, and I will continue to push myself every single day and do whatever it takes until I can to earn another roster spot.
After spending the first 17 years of his Post career writing and editing, Matt and the printed paper had an amicable divorce in 2014. He's now blogging and editing for the Early Lead and the Post's other Web-based products.
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