MU ESPN is now reporting on how often Michael Sam showers with teammates - Page 4

TLO · 08-27-2014, 11:52 AM

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/26/6069421...nter-teammates

The St. Louis Rams' Michael Sam sleeps with and has feelings for men. He's gay. Though the U.S. is as gay-friendly as ever, there are still some people who don't grasp this concept.

Enter ESPN's SportsCenter, which is reporting on how Michael Sam is fitting in with his team. Because Sam is a gay man, this means reporting on which teammates are okay with showering in the same room as him, how often he showers, and whether or not he is creeping on his teammates.

ESPN's Josina Anderson reported:

Another Rams defensive player told me that "Sam is respecting our space" and that, from his perspective, he seems to think that Michael Sam is waiting to kind of take a shower, as not to make his teammates feel uncomfortable.

No other 2014 NFL rookies have been asked about their showering habits.

Reerun_KC · 08-27-2014, 01:49 PM

There are plenty of MU fans on this board that would kill their wife or girlfriend if it meant a shot to shower with Sams alone...

Garcia Bronco · 08-27-2014, 01:55 PM

Lmao

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**Donger** · 08-27-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

if a 300 lb athletic freak is afraid to have a gay man shower in the same community shower as him...

then he has some serious issues IMO

Again, you are confusing disgust with fear, apparently intentionally.

**Iowanian** · 08-27-2014, 03:00 PM

they should spot check him during the year in any interviews.....

"Michael, how do you feel you did today?"
answer.....
"So, were you excited to get your first sack?(talking about on-field)?"
answer.....
"what has been the most difficult thing about transitioning from the college game to the nfl"
"who has the biggest pickle on the team"
Answer.

GOTCHA!

Pasta Little Brioni · 08-27-2014, 04:35 PM

Who hasn't gotten wood in the shower? !?!?!

Hootie · 08-27-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Again, you are confusing disgust with fear, apparently intentionally.

I disagree. If dudes are showering together in an open shower setting who cares what everyone's sexual orientation is? You ever hear stories about players being like, "oh man player C has a huge dong!!!" We think it's funny, but if Sam says that suddenly it's inappropriate and gross? Meh. Not buying it. If athletes are disgusted about showering in the presence of a gay teammate they are homophobic. Period.

Hootie · 08-27-2014, 04:50 PM

If you think gay is gross, you're a homophobe. I'm not condemning anyone who feels that way and it's probably a natural feeling. But it is what it is...

**Baby Lee** · 08-27-2014, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Who hasn't gotten wood in the shower? !?!?!

Linking not embed b/c slightly NSFW, nothing explicit

http://youtu.be/cCW10ZwUlwc

**Bufkin** · 08-27-2014, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

they should spot check him during the year in any interviews.....

"Michael, how do you feel you did today?"
answer.....
"So, were you excited to get your first sack?(talking about on-field)?"
answer.....
"what has been the most difficult thing about transitioning from the college game to the nfl"
"who has the biggest pickle on the team"
Answer.

GOTCHA!

That's easy, Coach Fisher!

Deberg_1990 · 08-27-2014, 04:57 PM

The NFL should just move to separate showers. Gay and straight.

Why don't we have coed showers? Male and female. Because we don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or aroused.

Well, isn't that essentially the same thing here?

**Mav** · 08-27-2014, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

If you think gay is gross, you're a homophobe. I'm not condemning anyone who feels that way and it's probably a natural feeling. But it is what it is...

I don't feel that way.

I think Gay, as in woman on woman, is awesome.

Sorry, dude railing dude. Not so much.

There is no hate for homo in me. I have friends who are gay, guys, and girls, it doesn't bother me, I just don't want to think about dude on dude.

Asshole.

**Mav** · 08-27-2014, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

The NFL should just move to separate showers. Gay and straight.

Why don't we have coed showers? Male and female. Because we don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or aroused.

Well, isn't that essentially the same thing here?

uhhhhh.

.

just wrong, so wrong.

**Bufkin** · 08-27-2014, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

The NFL should just move to separate showers. Gay and straight.

Why don't we have coed showers? Male and female. Because we don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or aroused.

Well, isn't that essentially the same thing here?

I hate getting out-trolled.

**Baby Lee** · 08-27-2014, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

I don't feel that way.

I think Gay, as in woman on woman, is awesome.

Sorry, dude railing dude. Not so much.

There is no hate for homo in me. I have friends who are gay, guys, and girls, it doesn't bother me, I just don't want to think about dude on dude.

Asshole.

Honestly, I've never seen a lipstick lesbian that I didn't think was just being cheeky, maybe Portia Di Rossi, that seemed to have landed.

And the bulls I am cordial to but don't think about much at all. Always figured it wasn't all that different from Roseanne and Dan Connor, or I guess Tom Arnold IRL, only with more scissoring.

Prison Bitch · 08-27-2014, 05:11 PM

So back to the story: Rams players told ESPN that Sam is "respecting their privacy" with respect to showering. This isn't really much of a story. But it becomes one when Chris Long flaps his gums and accuses the media of inventing the story. They did no such thing: They quoted Rams players - who, obv, gave the media their start

Long either agrees with his teammates or he does not. If he doesn't then he will gladly shower with Sam. If he refuses then he's proving the entire point.

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