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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:22 PM Feb 2014

Michael Sam's father denies remarks

The father of Michael Sam told the Galveston (Texas) Daily News he was "terribly misquoted" by The New York Times in a recent article about the reaction to his son's announcement that he is gay.

Michael Sam Sr. told the paper he doesn't want people to think he has an issue with his son's sexual orientation.

On Sunday, Michael Sam said in interviews with ESPN's "Outside The Lines" and the Times that he is gay. Sam originally revealed the news to his Missouri teammates in August.

In the Times' article this week, Sam Sr. described himself as "old school" and told the newspaper the idea of a gay player in the NFL bothers him, even if that person could be his own son.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/10455131/michael-sam-sr-says-was-terribly-misquoted

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Michael Sam's father denies remarks (Original Post) joeybee12 Feb 2014 OP

Sounds like he has had some time to adjust to the news. bluedigger Feb 2014 #1

Unfortunately, doesn't sound like they have much of a relationship to begin with... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #2

bluedigger

(17,087 posts)

1. Sounds like he has had some time to adjust to the news.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:38 PM

Feb 2014

I would imagine (hope) a lot of folks initial negative reactions to such things is not their final position. It's too bad his son didn't give him the news in private before his father was being interviewed about it by the media. I think they'll be fine.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

2. Unfortunately, doesn't sound like they have much of a relationship to begin with...