Texas native Michael Sam, the gay jock struggling to find an NFL team, is headed home on Wednesday to nail a slot on the practice squad of the Dallas Cowboys.
Drafted then dumped by the Rams, Sam's prospects to become the NFL's first openly gay player dwindled over the weekend. But on Tuesday, NFL watchers reported that the Galveston native was headed to Dallas on Wednesday.
Source: #Cowboys are doing research and due diligence into the plan of signing DE Michael Sam to their practice squad.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2014
#Cowboys spent today calling players, gauging reaction to signing Michael Sam. They’ll have him in with the plan to sign him to P-squad
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2014
Michael Sam flies in to Dallas tonight, source says. He’ll take a physical. If he passes, he will join their practice squad.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2014
Thing about the #Cowboys signing Michael Sam to their practice squad… there’s a great chance he gets on the field for them.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2014
Cowboys plan to bring Michael Sam to Dallas for a physical Wednesday, per team source. If all goes well, Sam will be a Cowboy.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 2, 2014
Sam's signing with the Cowboys could make a big splash in Texas, according to Outsports.
Culturally, this signing would be an earthquake. Texas is held up by the gay community as this country's great bastion of homophobia. For the revered Cowboys to bring him in and sign him would send a very clear message that yes, at the end of the day, the NFL is a true meritocracy. If the Cowboys make the move, this is the second team in the Bible Belt to sign Sam.
UPDATE | It's a done deal. Welcome to the Cowboys, Michael Sam.
THIS JUST IN: Cowboys will sign DE Michael Sam to practice squad. pic.twitter.com/5hYf08D3v9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 3, 2014
