ESPN: Michael Sam Shower Report

Zeus · Aug 27, 2014

ESPN will be reassigning the reporter involved from coverage of players' shower habits to bowel movements.

Whitt25 · Aug 27, 2014

Is it wrong that I came in here expecting Michael Sam to be reporting live from the shower? I was like, "Really? The hell is this?"

Galeb · Aug 27, 2014

Whitt25 said:
Is it wrong that I came in here expecting Michael Sam to be reporting live from the shower? I was like, "Really? The hell is this?"

Expecting that is not "wrong", but hoping for it might be.

Brit patriot · Aug 27, 2014

I'm not coming from a homophobic standpoint, but I'm sure it is the same as me walking into the women's changing rooms. I would be like a fat kid in a candy shop

Patjew · Aug 27, 2014

I'd be flattered if someone got a chubby just from looking at me from across a steamy shower room.

VERY flattered.

Galeb · Aug 27, 2014

Patjew said:
I'd be flattered if someone got a chubby just from looking at me from across a steamy shower room.

VERY flattered.

I would too, but probably not when I was 25. Would you have been flatterered at 25? Did they have running water back then?

Joker · Aug 27, 2014

you MUST be my age...

Wildo7 · Aug 27, 2014

FreeTedWilliams said:
If you have seen the movie "42" (I highly recommend it if you haven't) the Jackie Robinson character sits at this locker after a game and admits that he waits until after the rest of the Dodgers shower before he does. I'm sure whoever wrote this at ESPN was trying to equate Sam to Robinson (boy that's a reach, Robinson had to deal with credible death threats and among many other indignities had to stay in private homes instead of the team's hotel) meanwhile Sam is the most celebrated late 7th round draft pick, ever!

I'm sure Sam will be an ESPN employee after he gets cut.

this must be a very trying time for you

condon84 · Aug 27, 2014

Brit patriot said:
I'm not coming from a homophobic standpoint, but I'm sure it is the same as me walking into the women's changing rooms. I would be like a fat kid in a candy shop

Depends what kind of women's locker room we're talking about here. If it's your local YMCA locker room, I don't think I wanna see that stuff.

But if we're talking about, let's say a women's volleyball team locker room, then

ausbacker · Aug 27, 2014

The crap that gets a hit on the internet...

RayClay · Aug 27, 2014

wizwor said:
I was surprised when ESPN reported on Sam's hygiene. In case anyone missed that story, ESPN apologized for running the story which gave everyone a reason to repost the story. The story itself isn't funny, but these deadpanned lines are...

"Michael Sam is waiting to take a shower, as not to make his teammates feel uncomfortable.”
“they didn’t know that, specifically, and also weren’t tracking that.”
"He's just trying to feel his way through and see what guys he can relate to."
"He's shown some flashes."

The caption beneath the article reads, "How Michael Sam is fitting in with Rams teammates."

I know it's juvenile, but don't they have proofreaders at ESPN?

We know they don't have standards, so...

PatFanCraig · Aug 27, 2014

Aren't there rules against dating in the organization in the NFL. His bf they showed after he was drafted should be the only one a little worried with him showering with the team. There should be rules against dating teammates or anybody in that teams organization. Now that more players will be openly gay what if there were several on a team. And a love triangle formed on an NFL team. With bitter situations. Like if he broke up with a teammate to date another one. If the NFL is going to call everything else a distraction to the team.

pwes · Aug 27, 2014

Brit patriot said:
I'm not coming from a homophobic standpoint, but I'm sure it is the same as me walking into the women's changing rooms. I would be like a fat kid in a candy shop

Not likely. Gay men are not attracted to all men the same way Straight men are not attracted to all women. Sam's boyfriend is a pretty good looking guy. I would bet that he has absolutely no attraction to any of his teammates.

I dont know why ESPN would think anyone would even want to hear about this.

Joker · Aug 27, 2014

well, Goodell is hell bent a on making the league into the NFLWWE...why not bring in the "Another World" soap opera angle and play the games on fields suspended above salt water pools filled with 16 foot great white sharks jumping all over the place...krist, this crap is getting even too weird for words...

KDPPatsfan85 · Aug 28, 2014

I think it would go something like this

Brit patriot · Aug 28, 2014

pwes said:
Not likely. Gay men are not attracted to all men the same way Straight men are not attracted to all women. Sam's boyfriend is a pretty good looking guy. I would bet that he has absolutely no attraction to any of his teammates.

I dont know why ESPN would think anyone would even want to hear about this.

I don't fancy every woman I see, but if work start doing mixed showers I'm going to naturally look! My Mrs is a good looking lady, but it is natural to take a peek.

Patjew · Aug 28, 2014

Galeb said:
I would too, but probably not when I was 25. Would you have been flatterered at 25? Did they have running water back then?

I'm not sure, let's take the way back machine to 1998 and fine out...

Galeb · Aug 28, 2014

Patjew said:
I'm not sure, let's take the way back machine to 1998 and fine out...

Mine is in the shop. Can I catch a ride in yours?

FirstAndGoal · Aug 28, 2014

This is a pretty juvenile conversation

Does your wife get excited at the GYN or does her doctor?
Do you get excited when your teen age daughter is in her bikini?

If you can't control it in a non-sexual situation, you should probably seek a shrink.

Get a grip.

fnordcircle · Aug 28, 2014

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