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

[Tempest]

1. It's being denied, and Balzer is using an unnamed source

Balzer's claim doesn't pass the smell test.

"We had three seventh-round picks," Fisher said. "We drafted Michael, who was the best player on the board. And who in their right mind would think that you'd give up a draft choice to avoid doing something like that -- something that I think would benefit the organization."

"Absolutely not," Fisher told Mike & Mike when asked again if Sam was drafted to avoid "Hard Knocks." "And you know, unfortunately, something like that is really unfair to Michael. You know Michael works so hard. He was the best player on the board. He worked so hard, to try to make this look ... Obviously we had a good defensive line, but not really fair to Michael because of all the hard work he put in as well."

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