Rams Made Deal With NFL To Draft Michael Sam To Not Film ‘Hard Knocks,’ Report Says [View all]

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Source: CBS

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A longtime NFL reporter revealed Wednesday the NFL agreed to a deal where the Los Angeles Rams — then St. Louis — didn’t have to do HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series in 2014 if they drafted Michael Sam.

“Sources say NFL agreed not to have Rams on Hard Knocks in 2014 if they drafted Michael Sam,” Howard Balzer tweeted.

Sam was the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. The Rams selected him in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Sam was not shocked by the report.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/23/michael-sam-rams-hard-knocks/

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Open sabotage by the NFL. They "picked" a team that Michael Sam count not make to draft him, therefore hurting his ability as an undrafted free agent to go to a team that would be a better fit.