My words, it was a poor illustration of the example I was trying to give on the context so I do apologize for that. "People are resistant to change at times," Vilma said on "Anderson Cooper 360." "And it's not just as simple as coming into the locker room. Vilma clarified his comments Monday night when he appeared on CNN. "Imagine if he's the guy next to me and I get dressed naked, taking a shower, the whole nine, and it just so happens he looks at me. "I don't want people to just naturally assume like we're all homophobic. "I think that he would not be accepted as much as we think he would be accepted," Vilma said during the interview, which was before Sam's announcement. New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said in a recent interview with NFL Network that he questioned whether an openly gay player would be accepted in an NFL locker room. No comment but it can be a distraction in the locker room. Hats off to you Michael Sam, that takes some guts #respectīut Panthers cornerback Drayton Florence tweeted that Sam's presence could be "a distraction" in an NFL locker room.
Martin, who has alleged he was the victim of bullying in the Miami Dolphins' locker room, tweeted that Sam has "guts." I could care less about a man's sexual preference! i care about winning games and being respectful in the locker room! Several current NFL players, including DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Martin, took to Twitter to express their support for Sam. "Because that team knows about me, knows that I'm gay, and also knows that I work hard. "I just want to go to the team who drafts me," Sam said Sunday. Sam is rated as the 12th-best outside pass-rusher in the draft by ESPN Scouts Inc. Most NFL draft projections see Sam as a midround pick, with some saying he could go as high as the third round with a possible position switch to outside linebacker. Sam led the SEC with 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss last season, helping Missouri reach the SEC championship game. If anything, they could be positively affected by adding a man like that." So I expect whatever team he goes to is not going to be adversely affected. "That type of stuff is what makes you build up around a guy, and Missouri seemed to have a pretty good season. Coaches go through a lot of different things to try to build a bond between the team, and what's going to build a bond more than having a player that all the guys know is kind of a target for opposing fans and maybe a target for opposing players?
Some NFL locker rooms need disrupting, to be frank. "Everyone's talking about how this could disrupt the locker room. "The team's gonna build up around their teammate, and it's going to galvanize the team," Foxworth said. But Foxworth also believes that Sam's future teammates will support him. "I know that the union will accept him with open arms, as will our players," Foxworth said Monday morning.įoxworth, who is set to step down as the NFLPA's acting president next month, acknowledged that Sam likely will encounter some "difficult patches" in his transition to the NFL. Sam, an All-American defensive lineman from Missouri, said Sunday that he is gay during an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines."Īssuming he is drafted in May, Sam would become the first openly gay player in NFL history.įoxworth said during an interview with ESPN's "Mike & Mike" that whichever team drafts Sam will not be hurt. NFLPA president Domonique Foxworth thinks that NFL players will accept Michael Sam "with open arms."
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